CFO Dive: Most firms miss AI cost forecasts, survey finds

New research shows that businesses are struggling to forecast AI costs, with more than half missing targets by 11–25% and nearly one in four missing by over 50%.

CFO Dive’s Alexi Alexis reports on the risk of significant cost overruns as AI pilots move into production in 2026, with 84% of companies already seeing margin erosion linked to AI spend.

Click here to read the full story on Revenue Brew: https://www.revenuebrew.com/stories/2025/09/16/companies-lack-forecasting-ai

Most firms miss AI cost forecasts, survey finds

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