Return on AI: Weekly Digest — October 5, 2026

This edition covers 13 findings across AI governance, workforce dynamics, cost structures, and return measurement. EY data shows a quarter of CEOs can…

IBM Finds 60% Of CFOs Now Own AI And Technology Strategy

Over Half Of Fortune 500 Firms Now Have A Chief AI Officer

Verification Gaps Now Stall AI Rollouts Faster Than Deployment Costs

Frontier AI Model Costs Outpace Budgets As Usage-based Billing Spreads

EY Survey Finds 25% Of CEOs Cannot Convert AI Productivity Gains To Profit

CFO Live 2026 Reveals Finance Leaders Lack AI ROI Frameworks

BCG Research Links Leader AI Optimism To Higher Employee Usage Rates

FT Finds AI Shifting Worker Tasks Toward Judgment Over Routine Work

PwC Finds Over Half Of Workers Feel Left Behind By AI-skilled Peers

HBR Research Finds AI Narrows Junior To Senior Skill Gap At Work

Google Cloud Study Finds Only 26% Of Firms Earn Rising AI Returns