AI agents: High effort, low return

A McKinsey study shows that AI agents multiply computing demands, pushing 93 percent of surveyed firms over their technology budgets. Only 37 percent of companies report positive earnings from AI initiatives, and 30 percent of software development teams experienced declining productivity after adoption. Operations and analytics managers must now measure project delivery rather than activity volume to justify agent investments.

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