Agentic AI Goes Mainstream in the Enterprise, but 94% Raise Concern About Sprawl

Summary

OutSystems released its 2026 State of AI Development report based on a survey of nearly 1,900 global IT leaders. Key findings: 96% of enterprises now use AI agents in some capacity; 97% are exploring system-wide agentic AI strategies; but 94% report concern that AI sprawl is increasing complexity, technical debt, and security risk. Only 12% have centralized control over their AI agents. Agent sprawl — the uncontrolled proliferation of siloed, ungoverned AI agents across an enterprise — is the d