"With 87% of L&D teams actively using AI, we've moved from "should we?" to "how fast can we scale?" According to the research, 57% of teams are actively using AI in production, while another 30% are running pilots. Compare that to last year, when 20% of organizations weren't using AI at all. Now only 2% have no adoption plans. "Is your L&D team currently using AI tools in your Learning and Development programs?"I've watched this shift happen firsthand."
"AI in L&D has crossed from experiment to expectation. 87% of teams already use it, and only 2% have no adoption plans. If you wait, you'll fall behind. In this article, I'll show the evidence of this tipping point, what it means for your team, and the moves to make now. So you can scale with confidence. The insights in this article come from the AI in Learning & Development Report 2026, a global study conducted by Synthesia in partnership with Dr. Philippa Hardman."
AI adoption within learning and development has become mainstream, with 87% of teams using AI and only 2% without adoption plans. Fifty-seven percent of teams deploy AI in production and 30% run pilots. Early adoption was largely bottom-up, with teams experimenting on tools like ChatGPT and then formalizing shared playbooks and workflows. Primary drivers include cost and time savings, faster content production, and increased efficiency. Respondents span L&D leaders, instructional designers, learning technologists, HR, and subject matter experts across industries and regions, with many working in organizations of 1000+ employees.
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