Barriers to AI use
Geo
AI Maturity
Org Size
Low
High
(% of respondents)
US
UK
France
Germany
High costs
41%
37%
34%
35%
Data quality or availability issues
40%
35%
26%
31%
Lack of internal expertise/skills
35%
31%
36%
28%
Regulatory/compliance/security concerns
24%
31%
26%
29%
Unclear ROI or business case
26%
22%
27%
34%
Cultural/organizational resistance
24%
21%
20%
17%
Slow procurement or implementation
22%
20%
16%
25%
Lack of leadership buy-in
19%
15%
18%
15%
No barriers
16%
11%
10%
12%
Poor quality outputs
12%
15%
10%
12%
Source:
Pigment Uncertainty Index - Q1, 2026
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