# KPMG Says Nearly Half Of Executives Pulled Back AI Agents Over Cost

> Source: <https://www.machinebrief.com/news/kpmg-says-nearly-half-of-executives-pulled-back-ai-agents-ov-o8k5>
> Published: 2026-08-09 04:59:28+00:00

# KPMG Says Nearly Half Of Executives Pulled Back AI Agents Over Cost

By Sandy Carter, ContributorSource:

[Forbes Innovation](https://www.forbes.com/innovation/)AI agents got expensive fast. KPMG finds 49% of executives pulled back as bills beat benefits. The data shows rephasing, not retreat, plus the cost moves to make now.

Get AI news in your inbox

Daily digest of what matters in AI.