The AI-Native Enterprise: Absorption Is the New Advantage
David Crawford, Anne Hoecker, Jue Wang, Chris McLaughlin · Bain & Company · 29 Sept 2026 · not peer-reviewed
01 · The key finding
Bain describes AI value as depending on data access, connected workflow steps and clear decision rights. A new model alone does not provide those conditions.
A new AI model needs suitable workflows
02 · The study
03 · What we take from it
Define the data needed, how workflow steps connect and which decisions AI may make.
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The Macroeconomic Effect of AI: Sizing the Software Engineering Channel
Alex Blumenfeld, Jonathon Hazell, Chen Lian, Andreas Schaab · NBER · 28 Sept 2026 · not peer-reviewed
Relentless Defense Report 2026
Cisco · Cisco · 29 Sept 2026 · not peer-reviewed
Microsoft Digital Defense Report 2026
Microsoft Security · Microsoft · 1 Oct 2026 · not peer-reviewed