Gartner projects 40% of enterprises will scrap AI agents by 2027 due to governance gaps

According to ZDNET reporting on Gartner research, 40% of enterprises are projected to demote or decommission autonomous AI agents by 2027 due to governance gaps that are only identified after incidents occur in production. Many organizations have deployed agents without frameworks for incident response or value measurement, and IT leaders and CFOs are pushing back on unrestrained AI spending after companies depleted token budgets encouraging unmonitored experimentation.