Foundry AI Priorities Study, AI: It’s ROI time

Enterprise AI has already hit the infamous deployment gap (or chasm, or trough of disillusionment—call it what you will) and plowed right through to the other side. Contrary to “no ROI for AI” headlines as recently as mid-2025, Foundry’s third annual AI Priorities study finds AI deployments delivering significant return-on-investment at a fast-growing number of organizations. Increased employee productivity is the top goal, but not the only goal. About half of companies surveyed say they’re achieving meaningful productivity returns. They’re also seeing cost savings and efficiencies, improved process automation, and gains in customer experience.