At the press conference following the appointment of Dell Technologies' new president, the share of Japanese companies whose use of generative AI had moved beyond the initial and intermediate stages to practical use rose from 35% in 2025 to 58% in 2026. Proven results and the presence of a risk-management plan were cited as conditions for future AI initiatives.
Dell Technologies held a press conference following the president's appointment on 27 October 2026 and explained the current situation and future business policy. Its new president, Robotom John (ジョン・ロボトム), said that Japanese companies' focus regarding AI use was shifting from whether to adopt it to how it could contribute to the business and generate results.
According to the results of the local survey Modern Enterprise Readiness Study 2026 announced at the press conference, the share of Japanese companies that had moved beyond the initial and intermediate stages of generative AI use to practical application and generating results rose from 35% in 2025 to 58% in 2026. This is approaching a similar level across APJC.
The survey covered 2,950 business and IT decision-makers in 35 countries worldwide, including 150 respondents from Japan. Robotom (ロボトム) reiterated that Japanese companies' focus was shifting from whether to adopt AI to how to make it contribute to their businesses.