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The gap, in numbers Start with what the market actually looks like as of mid-2026, because the shape of the gap tells you where the opportunity sits. The adoption-to-production gap in enterprise agent deployment. Figures as reported in 2026 industry research; sources differ slightly in methodology, which is why two failure rates appear. Measure Reported figure What it tells you Pilots failing to reach production~88%Forrester/Anaconda, replicated by a16z and MIT Sloan Alternative estimate~89%Gartner, same direction, different method Enterprises that adopted agents in some form~4 in 5Interest is not the constraint Organisations running an agent in production~31%The real number is far below the hype Enterprises running agents in production~1 in 9A stricter read of the same gap ROI delivered…
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