September 24 to October 4, 2024; April 17 to 30, 2025; September 19 to October 16, 2025
Number of respondents
500 respondents
Special properties
senior leaders whose organizations invest in AI (SVP+)
Supplementary notes
The respondents were from the following industries:Â health; life sciences; energy; technology, media and telecommunications (TMT); government and public sector; consumer products and retail; advanced manufacturing and mobility (AMM); financial services; private equity; and real estate, hospitality and construction (RHC).
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Planned AI investment budget allocation in the U.S. 2024-2025, by solution type
Based on plans of U.S. senior leaders whose organizations invested in artificial intelligence (AI), an average of ** percent of the budget was expected to be allocated to building custom in-house AI solutions in 2026. Furthermore, ** percent of the budget was planned to be allocated to acquiring a company or companies with AI capabilities.
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