Why AI Readiness Is an Organizational Learning Problem, Not a Technology Purchase
Global corporate AI investment reached $252.3 billion in 2024, yet only 6% of firms report significant earnings impact. This article argues that AI project failure is fundamentally an organizational learning problem rather than a technology deficit. Drawing on a systematic synthesis of 19 large-scale industry and academic sources, including surveys of nearly 10,000 organizational leaders, we identify two categories of failure: organizational (culture, leadership alignment, governance, and human-
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Published: 22 March 2026
Source: arXiv
Category: Research
Topics: Regulation · Safety & alignment · Finance, VC & PE
Retrieved: 14 July 2026
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