Why 40% Of AI Projects Will Be Canceled By 2027 (And How To Stay In The Other 60%)
The New Stack, Friday, February 13th, 2026
Gartner predicts 40% of AI programs will be canceled by 2027. Use Kong to unify speed, cost, and governance to win the agentic AI race.
The agentic AI race is on, and most organizations are at risk of losing it. Not because they lack ambition, but because they're fighting three wars simultaneously without a unified strategy.
Looking at what separates successful agentic AI programs from the 40% that Gartner predicts will be canceled by 2027, the pattern is clear. Organizations aren't failing at AI. They're failing at the infrastructure that makes AI work at enterprise scale.