In one minute
- Running agents is getting cheaper, and the leading labs are competing on data privacy and safeguards, not only on benchmarks.
- The gap is widening. OpenAI’s enterprise data shows its heaviest-using customers pulling away from typical ones, and agent use spreading from engineering into legal, sales and recruiting.
- Most companies are stuck at the pilot stage. Gartner found only 22% of large organizations have scaled AI across several business units. The ones getting returns track them project by project.
- Rules are arriving on a timetable. EU enforcement started in August; rules for high-risk uses such as hiring come in December 2027. California created a framework for independent AI audits.