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Week2026-W25Enterprise AI is hitting an ROI wallThe week's strongest executive signal was the shift from AI enthusiasm to AI accountability. Genpact and HFS Research framed large amounts of AI value as trapped behind enterprise debt; CIO Dive reported that process gaps and technical debt are keeping firms in pilot purgatory; and investor/operator commentary points to companies scrutinizing tool spend more closely. The story is not that AI value is gone. It is that vague pilots, weak operating models, and unmeasured licenses are now running into CFO scrutiny.Story of the Week#3DayJun 19, 2026AI pricing is moving from seats to usage and outcomesSaaS vendors are starting to rethink AI pricing around usage, outcomes, and agent activity instead of simple seat counts. CIO Dive reports that vendors including GitHub, Zendesk, and Workday are moving in that direction, while GitHub's internal analytics-agent case study shows why the shift matters: AI value is increasingly tied to work performed, not merely access granted. For buyers, the story is a budget-control warning. AI can raise software value, but it can also make software bills less predictable if contracts stay vague about consumption, automation volume, and outcome measurement.Story of the DayPick