What it means for leaders

Many published AI results rest on what organizations say about themselves, not independent verification. Ask for the source behind any headline number before using it to justify your own business case.

What would change the reading: The share of grade A cases as more organizations report AI results in filings.

The mix

October 26, 2026.
  • B: Disclosed6 cases
  • A: Verified1 case
  • C: Reported1 case

Every reading

DateValueChangeDetailSource
88%—8 casesSource

Definition and method

What it measures
Share of casebook cases graded A (filing, audited report, earnings call or independent study) or B (the organization itself, on the record) for the source of their headline result.
Population
Every case in The Enterprise AI Casebook
Updated
Each new case
Source
The Enterprise AI Casebook · CC BY 4.0

Caveats

  • Cases are selected for what they teach, not sampled at random.

Cite this

Enterprise AI in Numbers, "Share of enterprise AI cases backed by strong evidence", https://lucianoayres.com/ai-brief/data/casebook-strong-evidence-share/, retrieved October 26, 2026. Data: The Enterprise AI Casebook.

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