MIT researchers tracking corporate AI adoption found that in 2025, 11% of S&P 500 firms had AI deeply integrated into core business processes and a further 10% were using it in the production of goods or services -- both figures have surged since 2022, when deep integration stood at just 5% of S&P 500 firms

Researchers at MIT, including Yang Yu, Martin Fleming, Lucy Hampton, Christophe Combemale, and Neil Thompson, studied AI adoption in S&P 500 firms from 2016 to 2025. They developed a measure for deep AI adoption based on SEC 10-K filings. In 2025, 11% of S&P 500 firms had AI deeply integrated into their business processes, and 10% used AI in producing goods and services, up from 5% deeply integrated in 2022.