Whether you’re leading teams or divisions in a bank, an insurer, a pharma company, an enterprise software business, or any other mid-to-large enterprise, you’ve very likely seen the same pattern begin to play out over the last couple of years. AI has moved from curiosity, to experimentation, to board-level urgency… and now, to   expectation . That urgency is not imagined. KPMG’s 2025 Global CEO Outlook found that 71 percent of CEOs see AI as a top investment priority for 2026