Grant Thornton

“none of the 100 manufacturing leaders surveyed reported a significant revenue increase from AI. None reported significant cost savings either.”

“Across the other industries in the same study, 12% of respondents reported each.”

“64% of manufacturers reported efficiency gains”

“62% said operations is where they most want more AI, the highest share among the sectors surveyed”

“48% are still stuck in pilots, against 34% across industries”

“only 14% report faster innovation versus 31% elsewhere”

“45% say competitive pressure is the main force behind their AI adoption”

“Only 7% of manufacturers say they have a tested plan for when AI gets something wrong”

“48% stuck in pilots aren’t stuck on the technology. They’re stuck because no one owns a number”