100% of CIOs Are Budgeting for AI. Half Already Blew Their Budgets.
RBC's CIO survey shows 100% budgeting for AI, 90% increasing spend, and 91% creating entirely new budgets. But underneath: Uber burned its annual AI budget in 4 months, Microsoft is canceling Claude Code licenses, and 73% of enterprises exceeded projections. The gap between budget intent and budget reality is the AI FinOps crisis of 2026. Spend health assessment and model routing matrix inside.
June 27, 2026