Proof over Promise Insights on Real World AI Adoption from 2025 MINDS Organizations 2026

Contributors Acknowledgements The authors extend their gratitude to all applicants to the MINDS programme, Impact Council members and additional contributors who shared their valuable insights. A complete list of acknowledgements can be found on the initiative’s homepage. World Economic Forum Tarik Fayad Lead, Strategic Integration Na Na Lead, Industrial and Tech Transformation Content and Programming Chiharu Nakayama Initiatives Lead, Centre for AI Excellence Harsh Sharma Lead, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Accenture Ricardo Ferreira Senior Manager, Technology Strategy Shivansh Gupta Research Specialist Reine Khoury Senior Strategy Consultant Alexa Lane Strategy AnalystOrganizations Accenture ADQ AMD Amplifai Health Ant Group Black Lake Technologies BP Cambridge Industries CATL Centre for the Fourth Indusrial Revolution Rwanda China Huaneng Clean Energy Research Institute (CERI) China Huaneng Group, Jiangsu Branch Cognizant CrowdStrike Cyber-Human Lab, University of Cambridge Deep Principle DEEPX Digital Green DmallWorld Economic Forum Maria Basso Head, AI Applications and Impact Federico Capaccio Specialist, Applied AI Fatima Gonzalez-Novo Specialist, AI Applications and Impact Jill Hoang Initiatives Lead, Applied AI Cathy Li Head, Centre for AI Excellence; Member, Executive CommitteeAccenture Anne Groeppelin Managing Director, Strategy Karen O’Regan Managing Director, Strategy Luigi Scorzato Manager, Data Engineering, Management and Governance Manal Siddiqui Senior Manager, Responsible AI; Canada Lead Michelle Sipics Associate Director, Strategic Programs, Innovation Proof over Promise: Insights on Real-World AI Adoption from 2025 MINDS Organizations 26