AI Technology Investment Surges to $297 Billion Globally as Enterprise Agent Deployment Accelerates

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Global AI technology investment reached $297 billion in 2026 as enterprises shift from pilot programs to production-scale deployments, with spending nearly doubling year-over-year according to GlobeNewsWire data published May 14. The acceleration is driven by agentic AI adoption, where organizations are moving past experimentation into enterprise-wide deployment of autonomous agents across customer-facing and internal workflows.