{"id":858970,"date":"2025-06-10T08:52:43","date_gmt":"2025-06-10T12:52:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/ibm-study-businesses-view-ai-agents-as-essential-not-just-experimental\/"},"modified":"2025-06-10T08:52:43","modified_gmt":"2025-06-10T12:52:43","slug":"ibm-study-businesses-view-ai-agents-as-essential-not-just-experimental","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/ibm-study-businesses-view-ai-agents-as-essential-not-just-experimental\/","title":{"rendered":"IBM Study: Businesses View AI Agents as Essential, Not Just Experimental"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xn-newslines\">\n<p class=\"xn-distributor\">PR Newswire<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li>\n          <i>Surveyed executives report anticipated 8x surge in AI-enabled workflows by 2025, with AI agents improving process efficiency, reducing costs, and changing workflows.<\/i>\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>\n          <i>Respondents say that 64% of AI budgets are now spent on core business functions.<\/i>\n        <\/li>\n<li>\n          <i>Over two-thirds (69%) of executives surveyed say &#8216;improved decision-making&#8217; is the number one benefit of\u00a0agentic AI systems.<\/i>\n        <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\n        <span class=\"legendSpanClass\"><br \/>\n          <span class=\"xn-location\">ARMONK, N.Y.<\/span><br \/>\n        <\/span>, <span class=\"legendSpanClass\"><span class=\"xn-chron\">June 10, 2025<\/span><\/span> \/PRNewswire\/ &#8212; A new study by the IBM (NYSE: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ibm.com\/investor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">IBM<\/a>) Institute for Business Value reveals that enterprises are expected to significantly scale AI-enabled workflows, many driven by\u00a0agentic AI, relying on them for improved decision making and automation.<\/p>\n<div class=\"PRN_ImbeddedAssetReference\" id=\"DivAssetPlaceHolder1\">\n<p>\n          <a href=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/2706976\/IBM___AI_agents.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><br \/>\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/2706976\/IBM___AI_agents.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\n          <\/a>\n        <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibm.com\/thought-leadership\/institute-business-value\/en-us\/report\/agentic-ai-profits\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">AI Projects to Profits<\/a> study, which surveyed 2,900 executives globally, revealed that respondents expect AI-enabled workflows to grow from 3% today to 25% by the end of 2025. With 70% of surveyed executives indicating that agentic AI is important to their organization&#8217;s future, the research suggests that many organizations are actively encouraging experimentation.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>As the pace of digital transformation accelerates, enterprises can turn to <u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibm.com\/think\/topics\/ai-agents\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">AI agents<\/a><\/u> as the next evolution of intelligent automation. 83% of respondents say they expect AI agents to improve process efficiency and output by 2026, and 71% believe agents will autonomously adapt to changing workflows.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We see more clients looking at agentic AI as the key to help them move past incremental productivity gains and actually gain business value from AI, especially when applied in their core processes like supply chain and HR,&#8221; said <span class=\"xn-person\">Francesco Brenna<\/span>, VP &amp; Senior Partner, AI Integration Services, IBM Consulting<b>.<\/b>\u00a0&#8220;This isn&#8217;t about plugging an agent into an existing process and hoping for the best. It means re-architecting how the process is executed,\u00a0redesigning the user experience, orchestrating agents end-to-end, and integrating the right data to provide context, memory, and intelligence throughout.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>These are the top five benefits of agentic AI systems that are driving adoption across industries, according to the report:\u00a0<\/p>\n<ol type=\"1\">\n<li>Over two-thirds (69%) of executives surveyed say &#8216;improved decision-making&#8217; is the number one benefit of\u00a0agentic AI systems.<\/li>\n<li>67% of those surveyed cite &#8216;cost reduction through automation&#8217; as a benefit.<\/li>\n<li>Almost half (47%) of leaders surveyed indicate &#8216;competitive advantage&#8217; as a top benefit of\u00a0agentic AI systems.<\/li>\n<li>&#8216;Scaled employee experience&#8217; is cited as a top benefit, according to 44% of executives surveyed.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>42% of those surveyed indicate that &#8216;improved talent retention&#8217; is another major benefit to implementing\u00a0agentic AI systems.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Though benefits were cited among those surveyed, concerns with agentic AI adoption are still present among leaders. Those surveyed indicate that concerns around data (49%), trust issues (46%) and skills shortages (42%) remain barriers to adoption for their organizations.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Other key findings include:\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li>Executives surveyed indicate that AI investment has grown to about 12% of IT spend in 2024. By 2026, the participants indicated they expect this number is to increase by over two-thirds to account for 20% of IT spend.<\/li>\n<li>Respondents say that 64% of AI budgets are now spent on core business functions, underscoring AI&#8217;s move from an experimentation phase to an important part of business strategy.<\/li>\n<li>The proportion of surveyed organizations relying on an ad hoc approach to AI has declined from a reported 19% last year to just 6% today, indicating increased confidence and commitment to AI-driven transformation.<\/li>\n<li>One in four companies surveyed are already using an &#8220;AI-first&#8221; approach\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li>Among those with an &#8220;AI-first&#8221; approach, respondents say they attribute more than half of their revenue growth (52%) and operating margin improvements (54%) to AI initiatives in the last 12 months<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To view the full study, visit <u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibm.com\/thought-leadership\/institute-business-value\/en-us\/report\/agentic-ai-profits\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.ibm.com\/thought-leadership\/institute-business-value\/en-us\/report\/agentic-ai-profits<\/a><\/u>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\n        <b>Study Methodology:<br \/><\/b>The IBM Institute for Business Value study, in partnership with Oxford Economics, draws insights from two 2025 surveys<b>: <\/b>the &#8220;AI at the core survey&#8221; (2,500 executives across 18 industries and 19 regions) and the &#8220;Agentic AI pulse survey&#8221; (400 C-suite executives across 15 roles, 11 industries, and 6 countries). Survey questions explored AI&#8217;s current role in business operations, including its impact on revenue, profitability, productivity, and resource efficiency. Further analysis was conducted to identify key relationships, trends and associations within the dataset.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The IBM Institute for Business Value, IBM&#8217;s thought leadership think tank, combines\u202fglobal research and performance data with expertise from industry thinkers and leading academics to deliver insights that make business leaders smarter. For more world-class thought leadership, visit:\u202f<u><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ibm.com\/ibv%22%20\/t%20%22_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.ibm.com\/ibv<\/a><\/u>. 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All of this is backed by IBM&#8217;s long-standing commitment to trust, transparency, responsibility, inclusivity and service. Visit\u202f<u><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ibm.com\/%22%20\/t%20%22_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.ibm.com<\/a><\/u>\u202ffor more information.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\n        <b>Media Contact:<\/b>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\n        <span class=\"xn-person\">Marisa Conway<\/span><br \/>\n        <br \/>IBM Corporate Communications<br \/><a href=\"mailto:conwaym@us.ibm.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">conwaym@us.ibm.com<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\n        <span class=\"xn-person\">Kristen Shah<\/span><br \/>\n        <br \/>IBM Consulting Communications <br \/><a href=\"mailto:Kristen.shah@Ibm.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Kristen.shah@Ibm.com<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"PRN_ImbeddedAssetReference\" id=\"DivAssetPlaceHolder2\">\n<p>\n          <a href=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/2319830\/IBM_LOGO_1.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><br \/>\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/2319830\/IBM_LOGO_1.jpg\" title=\"IBM Corporation logo. 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