
A new report by KPMG outlines the strategies separating businesses achieving real returns from AI from those still in the experimental phase. The findings highlight that successful organizations are actively scaling autonomous agents, managing multi-model environments, and rigorously linking AI expenditures to tangible business value. Furthermore, these leading firms are shifting their ambitions beyond mere operational efficiency toward direct revenue generation.
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