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The Agent Readiness Gap — 2026 Survey

The conversation about AI is shifting. A year ago, organizations asked how their people would use AI. Today, the question is what work AI agents will do on their own.

This 4-minute survey explores how ready organizations actually are. Your responses will be aggregated into a research report published by ZAI Institute later this year. No names, companies, or identifying details will be shared.

10 questions  ◊  ~4 minutes  ◊  Anonymous
Question 1

Which best describes your current role?

Question 2

Which best describes your industry?

Question 3

Which best describes your organization's current use of AI agents?

By "agents" we mean software that completes work autonomously, not just chatbots that answer questions.

Question 4

Where do you see the strongest near-term opportunity for AI agents in your organization?

Choose up to three.

Question 5

How would you describe your organization's policy for human oversight of AI agents?

Question 6

When an AI agent makes a meaningful decision in your organization, who is accountable for the outcome?

Question 7

How would you rate your trust in the output of a well-deployed AI agent compared to the output of a competent human employee doing the same work today?

Question 8

Two years from now, what percentage of your organization's total work do you expect will be performed primarily by AI agents rather than humans?

Question 9

What is the single biggest barrier to deploying AI agents in your organization right now?

Question 10 (Optional)

What else should leaders understand about preparing for an agent-driven workforce?

Anything you want to share. Will not be attributed.

Your responses are anonymous. Aggregated findings will be published by ZAI Institute later this year.

Thank you for contributing

Your response has been recorded. The aggregated findings will be published by ZAI Institute later this year. We will share the report with the ZAI Advisory Network when it goes live.

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