Reports
Current research products with their source, scope, method, and update date made explicit.
Free download · 20-page operating report
The AI Adoption Operating Report
Original research synthesis, real implementation lessons, a 90-day plan, a readiness scorecard, a pilot charter, and clear scale-or-stop decisions.
Read the evidence and open the free PDF →New · 23-page operating field report
Healthcare AI 2026
Deep adoption data, real health-system deployments, competing ambient-scribe evidence, FDA device analysis, economics, governance, failure patterns, and a 90-day rollout.
Field report 06 · 18 pages
Retail & Ecommerce AI 2026
A 28-page evidence-backed operating field report for retail and ecommerce leaders: market data, Amazon, Walmart and Sam’s Club cases, economics, controls, failure modes, and a 90-day pilot.
Read the evidence and open the PDF →Field report 03 · 18 pages
Financial Institutions AI 2026
An 18-page evidence-backed field report for banks, credit unions, insurers, payments, and wealth firms: adoption, named deployments, model risk, economics, failure modes, and a 90-day plan.
Read the evidence and open the PDF →Field report 04 · 18 pages
Events AI 2026
An 18-page field report for event and association leaders: planner adoption, attendee journeys, named cases, event ROI, accessibility, failure modes, and a 90-day plan.
Read the evidence and open the PDF →Field report 05 · 18 pages
Manufacturing AI 2026
An 18-page evidence-backed field report for manufacturers: industrial AI adoption, Lighthouse cases, quality economics, IT/OT controls, failure modes, and a 90-day cell pilot.
Read the evidence and open the PDF →October 2026 · New field editions
Field report 07 · 18 pages
Legal Services AI 2026
A sourced legal-services AI field report covering adoption, ethics, research verification, client value, matter economics, failure patterns, and a 90-day pilot.
Read the report and open the PDF →Field report 08 · 18 pages
Accounting & Finance AI 2026
A sourced accounting and finance AI report on close workflows, audit evidence, controls, skills, costs, failure patterns, and a 90-day plan.
Read the report and open the PDF →Field report 09 · 18 pages
Real Estate AI 2026
A sourced real-estate AI field report covering agent use, listing accuracy, lead workflows, fair housing, screening, transaction controls, and a 90-day pilot.
Read the report and open the PDF →Updated Nov 6, 2026
State of AI Adoption
Two Census papers, dated: 5.4% of firms used AI to produce goods or services in the prior two weeks (February 2024) and 18% of firms used AI in a business function (November 2025–January 2026), plus 93 tools, median list $19/mo. Not a 5.4% → 18% series.