News Summary

• KPMG US released a survey on Thursday of 400 CEOs of major US-based companies.
• About four in 10 said AI agents had delivered significant improvements in efficiency or growth.
• Yet only 9% described agents, which are designed to carry out tasks, as "transformational" The survey signaled that CEOs don't see the technology simply as a tool for trimming payrolls..
• About nine out of 10 chiefs said they expected to increase head count over the next three years.
• Three-quarters said that the integration of AI systems had made them reassess the skills required for entry-level roles.