The first few months of 2026 brought plenty of surprises - rate hikes, SaaS valuation shake-ups, and hiring is slowing. What didn't surprise us? AI adoption keeps accelerating, regulatory pressure keeps building, and the gap between prepared teams and everyone else keeps widening.
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Our Q4 Australian AI Spending Index just dropped, and the data tells a clear story: Anthropic adoption surged 54% in four months while OpenAI's share has fallen. Overall, AI usage by SMBs continues to climb across every sector.
The shift reflects something deeper - Australian businesses are prioritising models that deliver on both capability and reliability. And the sector leading adoption? Not who you'd expect. Want to see how your industry stacks up? Benchmark your AI spend against peers and see where the budget is actually flowing.
This isn't hype. It's how Australian businesses are making allocation decisions right now.
The advice out there is frustratingly vague. "Upskill in AI literacy" sounds helpful until you ask: which AI prompts? Which platforms? Which experiments actually matter for your finance role in 2026?
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