Deloitte State of AI Enterprise Report: AI Access Expands 50% But Daily Use and Governance Lag

Summary

Deloitte's "State of AI in the Enterprise 2026" report, based on a survey of over 3,200 business and IT leaders across 24 countries and six industries conducted in late 2025, reveals a widening gap between AI tool access and meaningful adoption. Workforce access to sanctioned AI tools expanded by 50% year-over-year, growing from under 40% to approximately 60% of workers. However, among those with access, fewer than 60% use AI in their daily workflow, a figure largely unchanged from the prior yea