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Overdue modernization stokes security fears, wrecks AI plans

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Rising costs of modernization and lack of a clear vision could also be holding enterprises back in their AI adoption, a GFT Technologies report found.

Published Sept. 29, 2026

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  • Legacy technology systems are blocking AI adoption in the enterprise, a Tuesday study released by IT services firm GFT Technologies found. More than 4 in 5 tech leaders canceled at least one AI pilot because their legacy systems created limitations for the project, according to the company’s survey of 945 CIOs and CTOs.
  • A vast majority, 93% of respondents, said they believe not modernizing their legacy systems while using AI could eventually trigger an enterprisewide security event.
  • If a CIO’s goal is to achieve minor productivity and efficiency gains, bottlenecks caused by legacy systems can often be managed, Rishi Chohan, U.S....

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