Gartner: More Than 40% Of Agentic AI Projects Will Fail By 2027
RCRWirelessNews, Friday, June 27th, 2025
Gartner's research indicates that many agentic AI initiatives are still in early experimental phases, often fueled more by hype than by strategic planning
More than 40% of agentic AI projects will be cancelled by the end of 2027 as organizations struggle with rising costs, unclear business value and inadequate risk controls, according to a new forecast from Gartner.
Agentic AI refers to artificial intelligence systems that have the agency - within defined guardrails - to go beyond merely augmenting workflows to fully automating them. These systems can take user intent, access relevant data and applications and produce outcomes with minimal human intervention. As MediaTek's James Chen put it, 'Agentic AI takes generative AI one step further. it's like having an agent living inside a computer - it's basically a coordinator.'