More IT leaders are using AI to cut costs - but not in the ways you'd expect, Gartner finds

• 54% of I&O leaders are using AI to cut spending, Gartner says.
• 50% also cited budget constraints as their biggest AI bottleneck.
• Industries are focusing less on AI hype, more on practical use.

The great AI sobering-up is upon us.

After years of feverishly racing to adopt AI -- for uses that weren't always entirely clear -- some businesses and industry analysts have been slowing down, taking a deep breath, and trying to be more methodical in how they use the technology. Part of that has meant assessing what's working and what's been regularly challenging across industries.

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A new report from Gartner is a perfect example. On Wednesday, the market research firm published the results of a survey that found that more than half (54%) of ...