Corporate leaders' projected change in AI tool budget
Survey of 201 corporate affairs and communications leaders conducted Jan. 6-21, 2026
A bar chart shows corporate leaders' projected changes in AI tool budgets based on a survey of 201 senior corporate communications leaders from January 6-21, 2026. Respondents project an increase in investment in 2026, where they say their actual budgets were more muted in 2025, reflecting an increase in the amount spent toward AI tools.
