The AI grace period is over - ROI in months not years

Monday, 30th March 2026 Posted 3 hours ago in by Phil Alsop

Alex Adamopoulos, Chairman and CEO of Emergn, discusses the results of the company’s new research, which reveals that enterprise leaders now expect measurable returns from AI investments within months, not years and patience is rapidly running out. The findings show that AI has shifted from behind the scenes pilots to a core driver of revenue, with zero organisations reporting that they remain uninvolved in AI initiatives.