# Agent projects canceled by 2027

Gartner predicts over 40% of agentic AI projects will be canceled by end of 2027 — killed by runaway costs, unclear business value, and weak risk controls. Agents fail as business projects before they fail as technology.

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_AI Agents: Software That Does the Work — lesson 13 of 24 (STAT)_

**40%+**

Gartner predicts over 40% of agentic AI projects will be canceled by end of 2027 — killed by runaway costs, unclear business value, and weak risk controls. Agents fail as business projects before they fail as technology.

Source: [Gartner (June 2025)](https://www.gartner.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2025-06-25-gartner-predicts-over-40-percent-of-agentic-ai-projects-will-be-canceled-by-end-of-2027?utm_source=robauto)

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