{"id":2431,"date":"2026-08-17T10:13:07","date_gmt":"2026-08-17T08:13:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/talat.es\/?p=2431"},"modified":"2026-08-17T10:16:54","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T08:16:54","slug":"when-ai-hits-the-data-wall-the-lesson-industry-cant-keep-postponing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/talat.es\/en\/when-ai-hits-the-data-wall-the-lesson-industry-cant-keep-postponing\/","title":{"rendered":"When AI Hits the Data Wall: The Lesson Industry Can&#8217;t Keep Postponing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\" data-sourcepos=\"35:1-35:383;4130-4512\">KPMG has just published its Global Tech Report 2026 on industrial manufacturing, based on responses from 258 technology leaders across 22 countries. The headline is encouraging: 68% of manufacturers already deploy AI somewhere in their operations, and 49% report concrete financial benefits from those investments. The old narrative of AI stuck in isolated pilots is finally fading.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\" data-sourcepos=\"37:1-37:320;4514-4833\">But the report itself points to the catch. 83% of executives believe they&#8217;re building a solid data foundation to support AI. Yet 76% still cite unreliable data as one of the top risks to their AI implementation. That gap between confidence and actual capability is arguably the most important number in the whole study.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\" data-sourcepos=\"57:1-57:107;7431-7537\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KPMG has just published its Global Tech Report 2026 on industrial manufacturing, based on responses from 258 technology leaders across 22 countries. The headline is encouraging: 68% of manufacturers already deploy AI somewhere in their operations, and 49% report concrete financial benefits from those investments. 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