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Almost half of Australian organisations now have AI chiefs, with the role set to become a permanent fixture as governance concerns grow.
Most teams are still at an early stage, with 83% of respondents in the lower AI maturity levels and no one reaching the top two.
Marketers are under pressure to prove returns sooner, driving demand for tools that test ad spending before budgets are committed.
Governance is lagging as Australian finance chiefs race to deploy AI agents, with many under pressure to prove ROI and explain errors.
It aims to help large companies turn AI pilots into operational tools, as demand grows for measurable returns from enterprise projects.
Most finance teams want AI in accounts payable to prove its worth before widening use, with only 39% ready to scale it.
As AI shifts routine production in-house, only 28% of B2B marketing leaders now expect agency budgets to rise over the next year.
Many employees say AI-generated work is adding checks, slowing projects and making jobs feel less meaningful, a new survey shows.
Most big enterprises have already faced AI security incidents, with 43% saying the damage topped USD $2 million in the past year.
Enterprise AI agents are already generating revenue, but shortages of compute and skills could determine who captures the gains.
Enterprise AI purchases are facing tougher checks as 64% of buyers demand proof, slowing deals even as spending keeps rising.
Most institutions still lack the systems and skills to use it effectively, even as AI budgets rise to cut costs and improve student outcomes.
Security buyers are being given concrete AI workflows and tools as Brivo seeks to show how quickly the technology can improve operations.
Banks are moving AI into live, regulated systems, putting pressure on software vendors to prove every instruction is authorised and auditable.
The move aims to help enterprises turn scattered AI pilots into production systems, with sector-specific tools for banking, telecoms and manufacturing.
Support for 38,000 smaller firms helped lift pre-tax profit to GBP £426 million, with most funding going outside London and new jobs expected.
Smaller businesses could gain board-level marketing expertise without full-time pay as demand grows for flexible senior leadership.
The restaurant group says Tenzo's data tools have saved hundreds of thousands of pounds while keeping guest satisfaction steady across five sites.
Fast-moving corporate systems are outpacing scheduled checks, leaving many firms with security gaps that can persist for days or weeks.
Payment outages and cyber shocks could hit shops and restaurants hard, as 81% of leaders still think resilience spending is enough.