# Predictions 2026: AI Moves From Hype To Hard Hat Work

**Source:** Forrester · **Published:** Nov 1, 2025 · **Format:** Framework · **Category:** News and commentary
**Measures:** Cost

Forecasts enterprises deferring roughly a quarter of planned 2026 AI spend into 2027, because fewer than a third of decision-makers can tie AI value to financial growth. The skeptical analyst framing this site is built around — and it is Forrester's own research, not a secondary summary of Gartner.

> Fewer than 1 in 3 decision-makers can tie AI value to financial growth. — Forrester, Predictions 2026

**Useful for:** Pitching press, Grounding a deck

Source: https://www.forrester.com/predictions/