The Decidr US AI Readiness Index Report 2026
US businesses have committed to AI. Execution is the hard part.
What we found is a market past the point of debate. Leadership understands the opportunity. Investment is flowing. Confidence is high.
The strategic case for AI has been won. The operational work is just getting started.
The Index surfaces three risks that will define the next phase of AI adoption: tool sprawl, operational brittleness and an execution gap that widens the longer investment outpaces infrastructure.
Beneath the momentum, most businesses are still getting value from assistants and copilots — easy-to-adopt tools sitting beside the work — rather than AI embedded in how the business actually runs.
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In the report, you’ll discover
Where 1,226 US decision makers really stand on AI adoption
The structural gap between confidence and operational readiness
Why 73% of businesses regularly grind to a halt due to undocumented workflow knowledge
How to move from tool use to real operational value
What’s inside the report
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Key drivers
Businesses want AI to solve real problems.
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Impact areas
The first gains are expected where pressure is highest.
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Readiness
Readiness is rising, but deployment still lags.
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Barriers
The market isn’t resisting AI. It’s managing risk.
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Profiles
One market. Four very different profiles.
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Opportunities
Where the biggest opportunity now sits.