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Half of agentic AI adopters cite data quality and retrieval issues as deployment barriers.
76% of data leaders report that governance has not kept pace with the rise in AI use.
86% plan to increase investment in data management to support AI growth.
A new survey of 600 chief data officers (CDOs) found that 69% of companies with revenues of $500M+ are using generative AI in their operations, up from 48% in 2025. Although AI adoption is increasing, the report found that data and AI literacy are a concern. Of the CDOs surveyed, 75% believe their workforce needs upskilling in data literacy, and 74% in AI literacy to responsibly use AI or AI outputs in day-to-day operations. Improved data and AI literacy will increase AI adoption in business.
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The report, from Informatica, Wakefield Research, and Deloitte, noted that although skill set is a challenge, trust in the data used to operate AI models is growing: 65% of data leaders believe their employees trust the data they are using for AI. That said, without proper AI literacy, employees may not be able to recognize potential data shortcomings or poor quality.
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