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Ecosystem Roundup: Frozen Middle: 57% of SEA firms can’t scale their AI pilots

Southeast Asian companies are spending more on AI and getting little out of it. Adobe’s 2026 State of AI Readiness Report, which surveyed 461 senior executives in the region, finds 73% raising AI budgets year on year, while 57% remain stuck in AI’s Frozen Middle, piloting without the coordination to scale. Only 15 of e

Ecosystem Roundup: Frozen Middle: 57% of SEA firms can’t scale their AI pilots

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