Sources and methodology

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References

1. McKinsey & Company, The State of AI: Global Survey 2026, 25 August 2026. www.mckinsey.com
   Used for: about 6% of respondents are AI high performers (at least 5% of EBIT attributed to AI).
2. McKinsey & Company, Superagency in the workplace: Empowering people to unlock AI’s full potential, January 2025. www.mckinsey.com
   Used for: 1% of business leaders describe their companies as mature in AI deployment.
3. McKinsey Global Institute, The economic potential of generative AI: The next productivity frontier, June 2023. www.mckinsey.com
   Used for: generative AI could add $2.6 trillion to $4.4 trillion a year to the global economy.
4. Gartner, Gartner Identifies the Top 10 Strategic Technology Trends for 2025, 21 October 2024. www.gartner.com
   Used for: by 2028, at least 15% of day-to-day work decisions will be made autonomously through agentic AI, up from 0% in 2024 (a Gartner prediction).
5. World Economic Forum, The Future of Jobs Report 2025, January 2025. www.weforum.org
   Used for: 170 million jobs created and 92 million displaced by 2030.
6. European Union, Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 (Artificial Intelligence Act), Official Journal, 12 July 2024. eur-lex.europa.eu
   Used for: application dates (Article 113), risk categories, obligations and maximum fines (Article 99).
7. European Commission, AI Act: regulatory framework for AI (including the AI Omnibus changes), Updated regularly. digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu
   Used for: the current implementation timetable and proposed changes.
8. ISO/IEC, ISO/IEC 42001:2023 Information technology, Artificial intelligence, Management system, December 2023. www.iso.org
   Used for: the AI management system standard our ADLC controls are aligned with.
9. NIST, AI Risk Management Framework (AI RMF 1.0), January 2023. www.nist.gov
   Used for: AI risk management practices in our governance checklist.
10. UK Government (DSIT), A pro-innovation approach to AI regulation, March 2023, with the February 2024 response. www.gov.uk
    Used for: the five UK principles for regulators.
11. Information Commissioner’s Office, Artificial intelligence: guidance on AI and data protection, Updated regularly. ico.org.uk
    Used for: UK GDPR expectations for AI systems.

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