Weekly strategic intelligence on global AI, analysed through a business lens by our experts. Reserved for Cardan-AI Business members.
Our analysts select and decode each week the strategic moves in global AI — M&A, regulations, technology breakthroughs — with direct impact analysis for your sector and your decisions.
McKinsey's COO100 survey finds only 2% of large-manufacturer COOs have AI fully embedded, and nearly 60% have no clear targets to measure AI value. Where targets exist, almost two-thirds meet or exceed them.
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Two 2026 surveys point the same way: energy leaders expect AI to pay back (89% for future investments), yet Bain finds fewer than 20% of executives scaling AI with measurable impact. The gap is a measurement problem.
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Read moreCapgemini's 2026 survey of 200 A&D organizations finds 17% have integrated AI across workflows and 10% qualify as augmented leaders, while 81% see talent shortages as a major threat and 46% feel ready. The constraint is scaling, not experimenting.
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Deloitte says poor maintenance strategy can cost an asset 5% to 20% of productive capacity, and mature predictive programs report 30% to 50% less downtime. Most pilots do not reach those figures; the decision is where to start.
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Read moreBCG and WWD size a US segment of about 15 million 'Optimizers' who spend around $3,000 a year across beauty, aesthetics and longevity, and about 75% of whom used AI for research last month. Brands must be findable and credible in that research.
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AlixPartners forecasts global MRO spend rising from $126B in 2025 to $147B in 2026 and $196B by 2035, while the fleet grows about 3% a year. AI value will be decided by time-to-part, not by prediction accuracy.
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Read moreL.E.K.'s 2025 Global Energy Study finds only 44% of oil and gas respondents say they fully realise AI's value today. The bottleneck is workflow integration and data, not model quality.
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Read moreDeloitte's 2026 survey of 140+ manufacturers finds measurable AI value almost everywhere, but consistent scaling across sites in only about 20% of cases. Cost, skills and change resistance are the blockers.
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The Digital Omnibus pushes standalone high-risk AI obligations from August 2026 to December 2027. Transparency duties, prohibitions and penalties are not on the same clock.
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Read moreIn the Dallas Fed's Q4 2025 survey, three in four large E&P executives expect AI to lower their break-even price, against three in ten small ones. The gap is the story.
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A Xometry-commissioned survey finds 60% of manufacturers faced significant supplier delays and 85% of A&D leaders prioritize AI for sourcing. Where should a mid-size supplier start?
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Read moreAccording to the IEA, data centre consumption rose 17% in 2025 and connections take 4 to 8 years. Here are five decisions for operators.
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According to Bain & Company and Comité Colbert, 82% of the top-spending luxury clients used AI at their last purchase, while 9% of houses have scaled AI support for their advisors.
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Read morePer Oliver Wyman's 2026 MRO survey cited by Aviation Week, 67% of aviation maintenance players use AI, up from 58% in 2024. The difficulty is shifting from software to work organisation.
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