{"id":120813,"date":"2026-07-21T06:29:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T06:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/expleo.com\/global\/en\/?post_type=insights&#038;p=120813"},"modified":"2026-07-20T16:50:27","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T16:50:27","slug":"uk-leaders-gap-business","status":"publish","type":"insights","link":"https:\/\/expleo.com\/global\/en\/insights\/news\/uk-leaders-gap-business\/","title":{"rendered":"AI confidence gap widens as UK leaders look for clearer evidence of business value"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"120813\" class=\"elementor elementor-120813\" data-elementor-post-type=\"insights\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7fe9c3d5 gg-article-content gg-standard-article-template gg-simple-text gg-container-tiny elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7fe9c3d5\" 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data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335551671&quot;:0,&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Montserrat&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;-&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"0\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><em>Expleo\u00a0AI Pulse shows\u00a0the\u00a0AI confidence gap widening among\u00a0UK business leaders\u00a0<\/em><\/li><li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"-\" data-font=\"Montserrat\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335551671&quot;:0,&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Montserrat&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;-&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"0\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><em>Nearly a\u00a0third said their work would be unchanged without the AI tools they use today\u00a0<\/em><\/li><li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"-\" data-font=\"Montserrat\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335551671&quot;:0,&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Montserrat&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;-&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"0\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><em>Only 24% said work would become more complicated without the tools, while 22% said it would become more stressful\u00a0<\/em><\/li><li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"-\" data-font=\"Montserrat\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335551671&quot;:0,&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Montserrat&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;-&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"0\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><em>Leaders are increasingly judging AI by\u00a0measurable impact\u00a0in business projects, including automation, predictive\u00a0maintenance\u00a0and data-led decision-making\u00a0<\/em><\/li><li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"-\" data-font=\"Montserrat\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335551671&quot;:0,&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Montserrat&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;-&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"0\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><em>Confidence in UK organisations\u2019 ability to use AI successfully fell from 68% to 62%, while excitement dropped from 65% to 63%\u00a0<\/em><\/li><li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"-\" data-font=\"Montserrat\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335551671&quot;:0,&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Montserrat&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;-&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"0\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><em>The UK AI Pulse sentiment score fell to 63 in June, its lowest level since the tracker began\u00a0<\/em><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c4f0f8f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4c4f0f8f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"gg-bold-text\">London, UK, 21 July 2026 &#8211; <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">New data from\u00a0Expleo, the engineering, technology and consulting services provider, shows a widening AI confidence gap among UK business leaders, as excitement and confidence fall to\u00a0new\u00a0lows and more leaders question whether the technology is\u00a0making a\u00a0positive difference.<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">This month\u2019s findings suggest leaders are\u00a0judging the value of\u00a0AI tools\u00a0by\u00a0the\u00a0tangible\u00a0benefits\u00a0they offer.\u00a0When asked what impact losing the AI tools they use today would have on their day-to-day work,\u00a0nearly a\u00a0third (29%) said it would make no difference.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f20099 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4f20099\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/expleo.com\/global\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ai-pulse_gaugeface_2026-06_uk-local_inpage-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-120814\" alt=\"A gauge shows a score of 63 between &quot;worried&quot; and &quot;confident.&quot; Next to it is a serious woman in glasses and a blazer. Colourful data lines run below. &quot;AI Pulse&quot; is in the upper left corner.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/expleo.com\/global\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ai-pulse_gaugeface_2026-06_uk-local_inpage-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/expleo.com\/global\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ai-pulse_gaugeface_2026-06_uk-local_inpage-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/expleo.com\/global\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ai-pulse_gaugeface_2026-06_uk-local_inpage-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/expleo.com\/global\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ai-pulse_gaugeface_2026-06_uk-local_inpage.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bee78b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bee78b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The data\u00a0also suggests\u00a0leaders\u00a0are not\u00a0seeing\u00a0AI tools\u00a0reduce complexity or work pressures.\u00a0Only 24% said\u00a0work would\u00a0become\u00a0more\u00a0complicated without\u00a0them,\u00a0while\u00a022%\u00a0said\u00a0it would become more stressful.\u00a0One in six said they would not have enough hours in the day to complete their work without their current AI tools, with the same proportion saying valuable data would be lost.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">At\u00a0an\u00a0organisational\u00a0level, leaders are increasingly judging AI\u00a0by its role in\u00a0business projects such as process automation, predictive maintenance, data-led\u00a0decision-making\u00a0and responsible deployment at scale.<\/span><\/p><p><span class=\"gg-bold-text\">Jeff Hoyle, EVP and MD UK at Expleo, said<\/span>: \u201c<em>Leaders may be among the first to apply more scrutiny to AI because they can see how it is performing across the organisation. They can see where AI is improving the delivery of business projects, where it is improving access to data or strengthening decision-making, and where the benefits are still difficult to prove at scale.<\/em><\/p><p><em>\u201cIf leaders are not seeing clear evidence that AI is improving how projects are delivered, that is likely to shape decision-making and future investment in the technology. This makes it increasingly important for AI-led projects to demonstrate how they are improving quality, speed and capability.\u201d<\/em><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The wider\u00a0AI Pulse\u00a0data\u00a0for July\u00a0reinforces the emergence of a confidence gap. Excitement fell by two points to 63% and confidence by six points to 62%, both\u00a0tracker\u00a0lows. Leaders were less worried about AI transforming their organisations, but concern about its impact on their own jobs rose by four points to 40%.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Trust in organisations to use AI ethically remained at 69%, while concern about AI-related cybersecurity risks edged up to 58%.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span class=\"gg-bold-text\">Hoyle <span class=\"TextRun SCXW21195518 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW21195518 BCX8\">added<\/span><\/span><\/span>: <em>&#8220;<\/em><em>AI Pulse tracks the sentiment that shapes strategy and investment decisions. This month\u2019s results suggest the AI confidence gap is widening, which could make leaders more selective about where AI investment goes next.<\/em><\/p><p><em>\u201cThe strongest AI projects will be able to show where the technology is reducing pressure, improving decisions, protecting data and creating measurable value. That evidence will be crucial to closing the confidence gap and unlocking the next phase of AI investment.<\/em><em>&#8220;<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ff2df3 elementor-align-center gg-button-v8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"3ff2df3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/expleo.com\/global\/en\/insights\/campaigns\/the-expleo-ai-pulse\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Discover expleo ai pulse<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Expleo\u00a0AI Pulse shows\u00a0the\u00a0AI confidence gap widening among\u00a0UK business leaders\u00a0 Nearly a\u00a0third said their work would be unchanged without the AI tools they use today\u00a0 Only 24% said work would become more complicated without the tools, while 22% said it would become more stressful\u00a0 Leaders are increasingly judging AI by\u00a0measurable impact\u00a0in business projects, including automation, predictive\u00a0maintenance\u00a0and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":81,"featured_media":120815,"parent":0,"template":"","meta":{"_oasis_is_in_workflow":0,"_oasis_original":0,"_oasis_task_priority":"2normal","_angie_page":false,"footnotes":""},"topic":[164,144,145,147],"insights-single-templates":[],"industry-taxonomy":[265],"content-type":[22],"country":[141,130],"service":[209],"class_list":["post-120813","insights","type-insights","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","topic-artificial-intelligence-and-robotics","topic-business-transformation","topic-digital-transformation","topic-innovation-and-r-and-d","industry-taxonomy-aall-industries","content-type-news","country-global","country-united-kingdom","service-product-process-engineering"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.0 (Yoast SEO v28.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Expleo | AI confidence gap widens<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"AI confidence gap widens as UK leaders look for clearer evidence of business value. 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