Yet very few companies are fully leveraging AI as a transforma�ve factor for their business. While many organiza�ons are in various stages of AI implementa�on, the transforma�ve power of AI as a core business driver remains largely untapped. Only 4% of the total surveyed have leveraged AI to such an extent that it differen�ates and transforms their business opera�ons; 24% haven’t moved beyond the ini�al exploratory phase. A mere 15% say their employees and opera�ons are using AI to deliver higher value than they could without AI. Only 4% 15% are leveraging AI as a differen�a�ng say they are using AI to rapidly deliver factor that is transforming their business much higher value results 27% 29% are using AI to make incremental are cleaning up their data improvements to their produc�vity and moving it to the cloud Q. Looking at your organization overall, which most closely describes your company's current relationship to AI? The data suggests that while AI adop�on is becoming widespread, most companies are s�ll in the early to early-middle stages of their AI journey. Many more organiza�ons are focusing on founda�onal steps, such as data prepara�on and pilot projects, before moving on to more advanced and transforma�ve AI applica�ons. At AWS, we firmly believe there isn’t one founda�onal model for all use cases and need for choice is cri�cal for an enterprise Genera�ve AI strategy. We are focused on innova�on delivered through a range of founda�onal models which are easy to navigate. With solu�ons such as Amazon Bedrock and Amazon Q, AWS makes it possible for organiza�ons of all sizes and developers of all skill levels to build and scale genera�ve AI applica�ons with security, privacy, and responsible AI built in from day one. The fine-tuning capabili�es will help organiza�ons differen�ate with their data and build domain specific models. Together with Tata Consultancy Services, our strategic global partner accredited with the newly launched AWS Genera�ve AI Competency, we are well posi�oned to assist organiza�ons to realize business value at scale through leveraging AWS genera�ve AI solu�ons and services. – Rohan Karmarkar - Managing Director, Solutions Architecture, WW AWS Partner Organization, AWS TCS AI for Business Study Key Findings Report 16