AvePoint Report Finds AI Rollouts Stalled Up to 12 Months, 75% of Organizations Face Security Breaches

Core Insights - The report highlights a significant gap between organizations' AI ambitions and their operational realities, with over 75% experiencing AI-related security breaches, leading to deployment delays of up to 12 months [1][2][4] Group 1: AI Deployment Challenges - Organizations are facing an implementation crisis that is hindering AI progress, with critical operational gaps in data security and quality [2][4] - AI deployment delays average nearly 6 months, with some organizations experiencing rollouts stalled up to 12 months due to data quality and security issues [4][5] - Inaccurate AI output (68.7%) and data security concerns (68.5%) are the primary reasons for slowing the rollout of generative AI assistants [4][5] Group 2: Governance and Security Issues - Many organizations treat AI governance as a checkbox exercise rather than an operational necessity, leading to security incidents [3][4] - 90.6% of organizations claim to have effective information management programs, but only 30.3% have implemented effective data classification systems [5] - 43.4% of organizations are actively working on AI policies, indicating that governance remains an ongoing process rather than a completed initiative [5] Group 3: Strategic Investments in AI - Despite challenges, organizations are increasing investments in AI governance tools (64.4%) and data security tools (54.5%) [10] - 99.5% of organizations are implementing AI literacy interventions, with role-based training being highly impactful (79.4%) [10] - 73.9% of organizations use both quantitative and qualitative feedback methods to assess AI program effectiveness [10]