Agentic AI: A New Era for CIOs
Agentic AI is here to stay, and CIOs must step up to scale its potential and turn pilots into business wins. According to Morgan Stanley, AI could add $13 to $16 trillion in value to the S&P 500, with $500 billion coming from agentic AI alone.
However, most enterprises are not ready. Research from Asana's Work Innovation Lab shows that only 20% of organizations have successfully scaled AI agents, while nearly a third don't have a plan. Meanwhile, workers expect to delegate 43% of their workload to AI agents within three years.
The problem isn’t the technology — it’s the planning and execution.
CIOs need to build systems, guardrails, and culture to move beyond experiments and unlock the potential of agentic AI.
Author's summary: Agentic AI requires CIOs to scale smart and plan effectively.
- Only 20% of organizations have successfully scaled AI agents
- Nearly a third of organizations don't have an AI plan
- Workers expect to delegate 43% of their workload to AI agents within three years