The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.
­— Sudden Death by Rita Mae Brown'

The figure comes from Gartner's HR Symposium in Orlando. In a finding that perfectly sums up the blind faith so many executives have in AI, 77% of board members expect the technology will deliver value in the form of productivity and cost savings. This is despite 97% of organizations being unable to achieve cost savings through productivity alone.