# AI management on the shop floor

> Why AI projects on the shop floor die in the pilot, and the one-week survey, with no budget, that shows whether one is viable.

Source: https://ubivis.ai/en-us/academy/ai-management-on-the-shop-floor/

Technical note

**Paulo Henrique Garcia de Souza**, CEO of Ubivis October 14, 2026 3 min read

McKinsey surveyed 1,719 professionals at companies in 97 countries for *The state of AI in 2026*. Eight in ten say artificial intelligence has already made their own work more productive. Only 37% see any effect on the company's operating results, almost the same share as in 2025. And just 6% attribute more than 5% of EBIT to AI.

Almost everyone has the technology in hand. What it takes to turn it into money is management, and that is what shows up in Ubivis projects.

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Source: QuantumBlack, AI by McKinsey. *The state of AI in 2026: On the road to ROI*, August 2026. Survey of 1,719 participants in 97 countries, from May 4 to June 8, 2026.

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