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State of AI: Q2 2025 Business and Agent Trends by KPMG

State of AI: Q2 2025 Business and Agent Trends by KPMG

Update: 2025-07-07
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Unlock the Future of Business: Insights from the Q2 2025 AI Pulse Survey

Is your organization ready for the AI revolution? In this insightful podcast, we dissect the key findings from the Q2 2025 AI Quarterly Pulse Survey, revealing how AI is rewriting the playbook and why 82% of leaders agree their industry's competitive landscape will transform in the next 24 months.

Discover where organizations are strategically allocating their Gen AI budgets, with cyber and data security (67%), risk and compliance (52%), and operations (48%) leading the charge. Learn how implementations are already delivering significant ROI, with productivity (98%) and profitability (97%) continuing as top metrics. We also explore critical decision points for choosing a GenAI (LLM) provider, where data privacy and security (74%) are paramount.

Delve into the world of AI agents: understand why 90% of organizations are moving beyond experimentation, with 33% already deploying agents and 57% piloting them. While Chief Information Officers (CIOs) lead AI strategies across 87% of enterprises, we confront the primary obstacles to agent deployment, including technical skills gaps (59%), workforce resistance to change (47%), and system complexity (39%). Hear how leaders believe AI agents will enhance job satisfaction (87%), become valued teammates (86%), and redefine performance metrics (87%).

We also tackle the escalating concerns around data privacy (69%), regulatory issues (55%), and data quality (56%), which are at their highest in three quarters. Explore how leaders are mitigating risks, with 55% requiring human-in-the-loop oversight for autonomous agents. Finally, gain crucial insights into the potential impact of tariffs on AI, with 57% of leaders agreeing they will increase overall planned investment in AI, and 73% believing they will increase focus on AI efficiency and optimization.

Tune in to stay ahead of the curve, understand the strategic imperatives, and navigate the challenges of the rapidly evolving AI landscape, directly from the insights of the latest industry pulse.

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State of AI: Q2 2025 Business and Agent Trends by KPMG

State of AI: Q2 2025 Business and Agent Trends by KPMG

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