McKinsey and Big 3 on why AI transformations fail — the human factor takes center stage
Research from McKinsey, BCG, and Bain shows — most AI project failures are linked not to technology but to the human factor.
"Technology is rarely the cause of AI transformation failure. More often projects stall due to the human factor."
— McKinsey Global Institute
Research from McKinsey, BCG, and Bain shows that a significant share of AI transformations do not meet their stated goals. Failure causes are increasingly linked to the human factor — stakeholder resistance, blurred accountability, shadow use of AI. The gap between piloting and scaling is especially critical.
Our view
Big 3 research describes the very problem EANTRO solves. We add the systematic function for managing human risks in real time.
Conclusions
Big 3 data confirms our positioning. EANTRO offers the operational function that measures and escalates human risks in real time.
Sources
- The State of AI in Organizations 2025 — McKinsey Global Institute
- BCG AI Transformation Report 2025 — Boston Consulting Group