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Artificial Intelligence is the most transformative innovation to reach the business world in generations. But as with all technology, getting the most out of AI, and avoiding common pitfalls, requires a careful and smart approach—an AIQ. Fortune has interviewed and surveyed the companies at the front lines of the AI revolution for a first-hand look at their best practices, learnings, and insights. Over the coming months, Fortune’s AIQ series will continue to explore and relate how businesses are turning AI into AIQ.

The Year in AI—and What's Ahead

Businesses took big steps forward on the AI journey in 2025, from hiring Chief AI Officers to experimenting with AI agents. The lessons learned—both good and bad–combined with the technology's latest innovations will make 2026 another decisive year.

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AI The 3 trends that dominated companies’ AI rollouts in 2025

By Sage LazzaroDecember 15, 2025

AI AI coding tools exploded in 2025. The first security exploits show what could go wrong

By Sage LazzaroDecember 15, 2025

AI 2025 was the year of agentic AI. How did we do?

By John KellDecember 15, 2025

AI The big AI New Year’s resolution for businesses in 2026: ROI

By Sage LazzaroDecember 15, 2025

AI Businesses face a confusing patchwork of AI policy and rules. Is clarity on the horizon?

By John KellDecember 15, 2025

Staying Ahead in the AI Game

The scramble to maintain an edge in the AI revolution is redefining how companies do business. Check in every week for insights into how key players are applying AI in dealmaking, marketing, attracting talent, and more.

AI Why Genpact has an Agentic AI Officer and why she dislikes the term ‘human in the loop’

By Sage LazzaroNovember 14, 2025

AI How Principal Financial’s new CEO brought AI religion to the C-suite, and then worked to upskill 20,000 employees

By John KellNovember 21, 2025

AI How upcoming business leaders are using AI to prep for high-stakes deal negotiations—and everyday interactions

By Sage LazzaroDecember 1, 2025

AI How Intuit’s chief AI officer supercharged the company’s emerging technologies teams—and why not every company should follow his lead

By John KellDecember 5, 2025

AI How classic digital transformation lessons apply to AI—and what’s different this time around

By Sage LazzaroDecember 12, 2025

AI Amazon’s AWS launched a gen AI innovation lab for customers two and a half years ago. Here’s what it’s learned about going from pilot to production

By John KellDecember 19, 2025

Lessons from the Fortune AIQ 50

The inaugural Fortune AIQ 50 list identified the top companies across a broad swath of industries that have made significant progress integrating artificial intelligence technology into their operations and seen real impact across their organization. The insights and experiences of these companies offer valuable lessons for all businesses.

AI's Long Reach Across New Industries

From law firms and medical practices to construction companies and energy firms, businesses across virtually every industry are putting AI to work, learning valuable lessons about how the technology can solve specific challenges within the field—and how their particular field is changing as a result of AI.

Special Digital Issue: AI at Work

It may be early days in the AI race, but the technology is already changing the way the biggest companies do business in finance, law, agriculture, manufacturing, and more.

The “People” Aspect of AI

From hiring the right candidates to setting effective team goals and incentivizing employees, businesses are learning that mastering the “human” element of an AI deployment is just as important as the technical details.