--- title: Why 40% of AI projects will be canceled by 2027 (and how... description: Gartner predicts 40% of AI projects will fail by 2027 due to three interconnected challenges: unsustainable velocity causing technical debt, fragmented systems... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/why-40-of-ai-projects-will-be-canceled-by-2027-and-how-to-stay-in-the-other-60--zy9mbja3v twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Why 40% of AI projects will be canceled by 2027 (and how to stay in the other 60%) | daily.dev og:description: Gartner predicts 40% of AI projects will fail by 2027 due to three interconnected challenges: unsustainable velocity causing technical debt, fragmented systems... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/why-40-of-ai-projects-will-be-canceled-by-2027-and-how-to-stay-in-the-other-60--zy9mbja3v og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/ZY9MBJa3v.png og:image:alt: Why 40% of AI projects will be canceled by 2027 (and how to stay in the other 60%) og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Why 40% of AI projects will be canceled by 2027 (and how to stay in the other 60%) **[The New Stack](https://daily.dev/sources/newstack)** · 8 min read · 2 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Gartner predicts 40% of AI projects will fail by 2027 due to three interconnected challenges: unsustainable velocity causing technical debt, fragmented systems eroding margins by 6-16%, and shadow AI creating security vulnerabilities. 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