Over 40% of agentic AI projects are canceled by 2027

4.6 significance by Gartner Business December 2027

Why does it matter?

High cancellation rates would separate useful agent deployments from expensive experiments driven by hype.

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Over 40% of agentic AI projects will be canceled by the end of 2027, due to escalating costs, unclear business value or inadequate risk controls, according to Gartner, Inc. "Most agentic AI projects right now are early stage experiments or proof of concepts that are mostly driven by hype and are often misapplied," said Anushree Verma, Senior Director Analyst, Gartner.

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