More Than 68% Percent of Organizations Expect to Have Integrated AI Agents By 2026, Protiviti Study Reveals
Robert Half (NYSE:RHI) subsidiary Protiviti has released a comprehensive global study revealing that 68% of organizations plan to integrate AI agents into their core operations by 2026. The study shows 23% of respondents are within six months of integrating semi-autonomous AI agents, while an additional 27% plan to implement these systems in the next six months.
The research highlights a significant adoption trend, with 77% of mature organizations already using or planning to use AI agents for repetitive tasks. A notable divide exists between executive and operational perspectives, with 37% of C-suite executives expecting semi-autonomous agents and 31% anticipating fully autonomous agents, compared to only 17% of mid-level staff expecting full autonomy.
Robert Half (NYSE:RHI) la filia Protiviti ha pubblicato uno studio globale esaustivo che rivela che 68% delle organizzazioni prevede di integrare agenti IA nelle proprie operazioni principali entro il 2026. Lo studio mostra che 23% dei rispondenti è entro sei mesi dall'integrazione di agenti IA semi-autonomi, mentre un ulteriore 27% prevede di implementare tali sistemi nei prossimi sei mesi.
La ricerca evidenzia una significativa tendenza all'adozione, con 77% delle organizzazioni mature che già utilizzano o prevedono di utilizzare agenti IA per compiti ripetitivi. Esiste una netta divisione tra le prospettive esecutive e operative, con 37% dei dirigenti di alto livello che si aspettano agenti semi-autonomi e 31% che prevedono agenti pienamente autonomi, rispetto al solo 17% del personale di livello intermedio che si aspetta autonomia totale.
Robert Half (NYSE:RHI), la filial Protiviti, ha publicado un estudio global exhaustivo que revela que el 68% de las organizaciones planea integrar agentes de IA en sus operaciones centrales para 2026. El estudio muestra que el 23% de los encuestados está a seis meses de incorporar agentes de IA semiautónomos, mientras que un 27% adicional planea implementar estos sistemas en los próximos seis meses.
La investigación destaca una tendencia significativa de adopción, con un 77% de las organizaciones maduras ya usando o planeando usar agentes de IA para tareas repetitivas. Existe una notable brecha entre las perspectivas ejecutivas y las operativas, con un 37% de los ejecutivos de nivel C esperando agentes semiautónomos y un 31% anticipando agentes totalmente autónomos, en comparación con solo un 17% del personal de nivel medio que espera autonomía total.
Robert Half (NYSE:RHI)의 자회사 Protiviti가 핵심 운영에 AI 에이전트를 2026년까지 통합할 계획이 있는 조직이 68%에 이른다는 포괄적 글로벌 연구를 발표했습니다. 연구에 따르면 응답자의 23%가 반자율 AI 에이전트를 통합하는 시점까지 6개월 이내에 있으며, 추가로 27%가 앞으로 6개월 내에 이러한 시스템을 구현할 계획입니다.
연구는 성숙한 조직의 77%가 이미 AI 에이전트를 사용 중이거나 사용할 계획임을 강조합니다. 경영진과 운영 관점 사이에는 뚜렷한 차이가 존재하며, C-suite의 37%가 반자동 에이전트를 예상하고 31%가 완전 자동 에이전트를 예상하는 반면, 중간 수준의 직원 중 완전 자율성을 기대하는 비율은 17%에 불과합니다.
Robert Half (NYSE:RHI), filiale de Protiviti, a publié une étude mondiale complète révélant que 68% des organisations prévoient d’intégrer des agents IA dans leurs opérations principales d’ici 2026. L’étude montre que 23% des répondants sont à six mois d’intégrer des agents IA semi-autonomes, tandis qu’un autre 27% prévoient de mettre en œuvre ces systèmes dans les six prochains mois.
La recherche met en évidence une tendance d’adoption significative, avec 77% des organisations matures déjà en train d’utiliser ou prévoyant d’utiliser des agents IA pour des tâches répétitives. Il existe un écart notable entre les perspectives des cadres et celles opérationnelles, avec 37% des dirigeants de niveau C s’attendant à des agents semi-autonomes et 31% à des agents entièrement autonomes, comparé à seulement 17% du personnel de niveau intermédiaire qui s’attend à une autonomie totale.
Robert Half (NYSE:RHI), Tochtergesellschaft Protiviti, hat eine umfassende globale Studie veröffentlicht, die zeigt, dass 68% der Organisationen planen, KI-Agenten bis 2026 in ihre Kernbetriebe zu integrieren. Die Studie zeigt, dass 23% der Befragten innerhalb von sechs Monaten die Integration von halbau autonomen KI-Agenten planen, während ein weiterer 27% beabsichtigt, diese Systeme in den nächsten sechs Monaten einzuführen.
Die Forschung hebt einen signifikanten Adoptionstrend hervor, wobei 77% der ausgereiften Organisationen bereits KI-Agenten für repetitive Aufgaben verwenden oder planen, dies zu tun. Es gibt eine deutliche Kluft zwischen der Perspektive der Führungsebene und der operativen Sichtweise, wobei 37% der C-Suite-Führungskräfte mit halbau autonomen Agenten rechnen und 31% mit vollständig autonomen Agenten, verglichen mit nur 17% des mittleren Managements, das volle Autonomie erwartet.
Robert Half (NYSE:RHI)، شركة تابعة لـ Protiviti، أصدرت دراسة عالمية شاملة تكشف أن 68% من المنظمات تخطط لدمج وكلاء الذكاء الاصطناعي في عملياتها الأساسية بحلول عام 2026. تشير الدراسة إلى أن 23% من المستجيبين على أعتاب ستة أشهر من دمج وكلاء الذكاء الاصطناعي شبه المستقلين، في حين يخطط 27% إضافيون لتنفيذ هذه الأنظمة في الأشهر الستة المقبلة.
تسلط الأبحاث الضوء على اتجاه تبني كبير، حيث أن 77% من المنظمات الناضجة تستخدم بالفعل وكلاء AI أو يخططون لاستخدامهم في المهام المتكررة. يوجد انقسام واضح بين وجهات نظر التنفيذيين والعمليات، فـ 37% من قيادات المستوى التنفيذي يتوقعون وكلاء شبه مستقلين و 31% يتوقعون وكلاء كاملين الاستقلالية، مقارنة بـ 17% فقط من موظفي المستوى المتوسط الذين يتوقعون الاستقلالية الكاملة.
Robert Half (NYSE:RHI) 的子公司 Protiviti 发布了一项全面的全球研究，显示 68% 的组织计划在 2026 年前将 AI 代理整合到其核心运营中。研究显示 23% 的受访者在六个月内就会整合半自治 AI 代理，而另外的 27% 计划在接下来的六个月内实施这些系统。
研究强调了显著的采纳趋势，77% 的成熟组织已经在使用或计划使用 AI 代理来完成重复性任务。执行层与运营层的观点之间存在明显分歧，C 级高管 的 37% 预计会使用半自治代理，31% 预计会使用完全自治的代理，而中层员工只有 17% 期望实现完全自治。
- Strong near-term adoption trend with over 68% of organizations planning AI agent integration by 2026
- 77% of mature organizations already using or planning to use AI agents for repetitive tasks
- 45% of respondents actively building capabilities through vendor partnerships and open-source ecosystem participation
- High executive confidence with 68% of C-suite leaders expecting semi or fully autonomous AI implementation
- Significant perception gap between executives and operational staff regarding AI adoption
- Only 17% of mid-level staff expect full AI autonomy, indicating potential implementation challenges
- Conservative outlook in government and manufacturing sectors due to regulatory constraints
- 5% of organizations showing delayed adoption with 3-5 year implementation horizons
That is one of the key findings in the latest report from global consulting firm Protiviti's AI Pulse Survey series, From Automation to Autonomy: The Capabilities and Complexities of AI Agents.
Though most respondents prefer semi-autonomous agents, almost
Protiviti's survey also shows that an additional
"Agentic AI represents the next chapter of corporate transformation," said Tom Andreesen, Protiviti AI Leader. "Successful organizations are starting with semi-autonomous models that build trust and confidence, before scaling toward greater autonomy as their capabilities mature. The future of AI in business will be defined by this progression from controlled pilots to trusted, organization-wide decision-making."
Maturity Level Matters for Autonomy
The report shows a strong near-term focus on integrating agentic AI, with more than half of organizations actively planning to implement agentic AI in the next year, and only about
Other key findings include:
77% of the most mature organizations are already using or expect to use AI agents for repetitive tasks. This reflects a push from high-maturity organizations to turn agents into competitive assets and scale AI for performance and strategic impact.- Organizations in the early stages of their AI journey (Stages 1-2) are still in exploratory phases, with
33% targeting integration within 12 months and28% within 1-2 years. As organizations begin to engage more actively,45% of respondents cite vendor partnerships and open-source ecosystem participation as common strategies to build foundational capabilities in agentic AI.
Executive Leadership as Agents of Change
A notable perception gap exists between executives and employees at lower levels. Among board and C-suite executives,
Additionally, as organizations build and deploy AI agents, the perceived benefits and priorities vary by industry, operational needs and leadership roles.
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Enhancing real-time insights: Healthcare, tech, and retail sectors are prioritizing real-time data processing and insight generation through agentic AI.
- Automating decision-making processes: Meanwhile, financial services organizations are focused on automating complex decision-making tasks, leveraging their existing real-time data infrastructure. Government and manufacturing & distribution (M&D) sectors show slightly more conservative outlooks, likely due to regulatory constraints and risk-averse operational environments.
"Senior leaders see agentic AI as a catalyst for scale, speed, and competitive advantage," said Patrick Anderson, Managing Director, AI. "The opportunity is clear -- the real work lies in closing the readiness gap to turn ambition into capability. Organizations that invest in the right governance frameworks, internal skill sets, and have strategic clarity will be the ones to scale successfully."
Methodology
For its survey on Agentic AI, Protiviti garnered about 900 responses globally from C-suite executives, board members, vice presidents, and director- and manager-level professionals in diverse industries including technology. The respondents' primary job functions included IT, operations, finance, and compliance, executive and board, among others.
Protiviti launched its AI Pulse Survey series in 2025 to gain insights into how enterprises across various industries currently use artificial intelligence and where they see growth opportunities and challenges. Each pulse survey is designed to cover a specific theme, such as AI readiness and ROI, data challenges, agentic AI, and operational and governance risks.
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Protiviti (www.protiviti.com) is a global consulting firm that delivers deep expertise, objective insights, a tailored approach and unparalleled collaboration to help leaders confidently face the future. Protiviti and its independent and locally owned member firms provide clients with consulting and managed solutions in finance, technology, operations, data, digital, legal, HR, risk and internal audit through a network of more than 90 offices in over 25 countries.
Named to the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For® list for the 11th consecutive year, Protiviti Inc. has served more than 80 percent of Fortune 100 and nearly 80 percent of Fortune 500 companies. The firm also works with government agencies and smaller, growing companies, including those looking to go public. Protiviti Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Robert Half (NYSE: RHI).
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