Generative AI Boom: Enterprises Race Toward 80 % Adoption by 2026
“By 2026, more than 80 % of enterprises will have used generative‑AI application programming interfaces (APIs) or deployed generative‑AI‑enabled applications in production, up from less than 5 % in 2023.” — Gartner press release gartner.com. The pace at which generative AI (GenAI) is being adopted dwarfs previous enterprise technology waves. With hyperscalers offering managed large‑language models on demand, regulatory frameworks taking shape and off‑the‑shelf design patterns such as retrieval‑augmented generation (RAG) becoming mainstream, generative AI is moving from pilot projects to production infrastructure. This article synthesizes research findings and outlines what enterprises should expect as adoption heads toward 80 % over the next year. ...