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This data underscores the gap between AI hype and real-world deployment, which may temper the aggressive AI investment narrative that has fueled tech stocks and indirectly supported crypto markets through the 'AI + crypto' narrative. As enterprises struggle with data fragmentation and security, the expected AI boom may be more gradual, affecting both equity and crypto markets that have priced in rapid adoption.

A survey of 300 data, AI, and technology executives finds that only about 34% of agentic AI projects reach production, with data and knowledge weaknesses being key failure points.