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UK AI adoption research

50% of the UK mid-market business leaders surveyed report a measurable return on AI. This archive holds the findings behind that number, function by function, from aibl’s State of UK AI Adoption Survey 2026. The survey covers 755 UK business leaders in organisations turning over £20m to £500m, run with our research partner Executive Summary. It also carries data from workforceLIVE and growthLIVE.

The State of UK AI Adoption 2026

The State of UK AI Adoption 2026

755 UK mid-market leaders on what separates the companies that can prove AI pays from the ones that cannot.

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Why do staff use unapproved AI tools?

Why do staff use unapproved AI tools?

Because the approved route is too slow. In aibl's survey of 755 UK mid-market leaders, 55% say people regularly...

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The decision now happens in a room you can’t enter

The decision now happens in a room you can’t enter

At the growthLIVE roundtable in London, speakers described a B2B buying journey where the decision increasingly...

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Your AI problem is political, not technical

Your AI problem is political, not technical

The hardest parts of mid-market AI adoption are political, not technical, according to candid growthLIVE...

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aibl Research: AI Sentiment Holds Strong Across the UK Mid-Market

aibl Research: AI Sentiment Holds Strong Across the UK Mid-Market

Sentiment towards AI across the UK mid-market is strongly positive, even where returns are still unproven. In...

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aibl Research: The loud and clear signals of Shadow AI

aibl Research: The loud and clear signals of Shadow AI

In keeping with our lead article, we went into the data from aibl’s Mid-market AI survey and dug into...

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Human in the Loop: What the Data Says About AI and ROI

Human in the Loop: What the Data Says About AI and ROI

Not long after ChatGPT fell on us back in 2023, my colleagues and I started scoping AI training courses. What...

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aibl Research: The Human Conditions for AI-Driven Efficiency

aibl Research: The Human Conditions for AI-Driven Efficiency

After digesting too many charts, my takeaway was that successful mid-markets focused on efficiency have built the...

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Middle managers, shadow AI and the HR privacy trap

Middle managers, shadow AI and the HR privacy trap

Last week’s workforceLIVE roundtables surfaced some of the most candid thinking we’ve heard from...

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workforceLIVE: what the data says about AI ROI and organisational readiness

workforceLIVE: what the data says about AI ROI and organisational readiness

Last week we hosted aibl’s first workforceLIVE event in London, focusing on Capabilities, Culture and...

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Your C-suite thinks the AI rollout is going better than it is

Your C-suite thinks the AI rollout is going better than it is

The C-suite in the mid-market is justifiably proud of being closer to the work and to clients than they would be...

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Mid-market AI adoption by function: aibl’s 2026 survey

Mid-market AI adoption by function: aibl’s 2026 survey

Personal AI integration varies sharply by function across UK mid-market firms -- and the gap predicts ROI. Tech...

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