{"id":5738,"date":"2025-10-16T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-15T20:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ostermanresearch.com\/?post_type=jetpack-portfolio&#038;p=5738"},"modified":"2025-10-16T09:39:40","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T20:39:40","slug":"avepoint-state-of-ai-2025","status":"publish","type":"jetpack-portfolio","link":"https:\/\/ostermanresearch.com\/portfolio\/avepoint-state-of-ai-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"The State of AI: Go Beyond the Hype to Navigate Trust, Security &amp; Value &#8211; commissioned by AvePoint"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Commissioned by <strong>AvePoint<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Published <strong>October 2025<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Executive summary<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>AI is no longer a future disruptor \u2013 it\u2019s a present reality. But as adoption accelerates, trust in AI outputs is eroding. Organizations realize that without strong governance, resilient data strategies, and a commitment to quality, AI can just as easily become a liability as a competitive advantage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Building on AvePoint\u2019s 2024 report, the 2025 report tracks the evolution from AI experimentation to enterprise-wide enablement. The findings revealed that despite widespread AI adoption efforts, critical operational gaps persist around data security and quality, with these foundational issues delaying AI rollouts by up to a year for three-quarters of organizations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Key takeaways:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>AI rollouts stall before takeoff. 86% of organizations delayed AI deployments by up to a year due to security and data quality concerns.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>AI security incidents are too common. 75% experienced at least one AI-related breach in the past year, primarily due to oversharing sensitive employee or customer data.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>AI data frameworks exist &#8211; but fail to deliver. While 90% of organizations claim to have an information management framework, only 30% say it classifies and protects data effectively.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>AI training alone won\u2019t fix trust. 99.5% have invested in AI literacy, but inaccurate outputs and hallucinations still erode employee judgment and decision-making.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>AI customer impact falls short. Organizations say enhancing customer insights and personalization is their top AI goal \u2013 yet there is a 5.8% gap between what they hope to achieve and what they actually do.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-vivid-purple-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.avepoint.com\/shifthappens\/reports\/artificial-intelligence-report-2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Download from AvePoint<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AI is no longer a future disruptor \u2013 it\u2019s a present reality. But as adoption accelerates, trust in AI outputs is eroding. Organizations realize that without strong governance, resilient data strategies, and a commitment to quality, AI can just as easily become a liability as a competitive advantage. 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