Large Australian corporates are shifting from experimental AI pilots to production deployments, but boards are increasingly demanding harder evidence of return on investment before signing off on further spend.
Chief information officers say the conversation has moved from “what can AI do” to “what is it actually saving or earning us,” with finance teams now embedded in AI project sign-off.
“The pilots were fun, but boards want to see it show up in the P&L now,” one technology consultant said.