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AI Agents And Hype: 40% Of AI Agent Projects Will Be Canceled By 2027


Why corporations are canceling AI Agent or Agentic AI based projects. Are AI Agents Hype or Real?

Agentic AI, a class of intelligent systems capable of making decisions and taking action without constant human oversight, has captured the imagination of corporations, startup founders, and tech giants alike. Gartner estimates that out of thousands of so-called agentic AI providers, only around 130 offer solutions that meet the true definition of autonomous agency. This might mean redesigning customer service journeys to allow agents to triage and resolve requests autonomously—or creating new internal operations models that pair human oversight with AI-driven decision-making and these shifts aren’t minor—they require cultural, structural, and technical buy-in.

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