Data study ·
AI in business: usage is growing, but governance is lagging behind
Original title, in French: “IA en entreprise : les usages progressent, la gouvernance reste à la traîne”
- Publication
- Coface (France)
- Author
- Unsigned
- Published on
- 10 May 2026 · read in the page structured data
Summary
The 3rd edition of the Data & AI Barometer, produced by Coface with Les Echos Etudes and based on 900 decision-makers, shows that AI is spreading across French companies without being governed. 60% of companies have no formal framework for their use of AI, and only 17% consider themselves advanced in using it for decision-making. At the same time, confidence in data is improving: 67% of decision-makers consider it reliable, compared with 49% in 2025. The study reveals a gap by company size: those with more than €100 million in revenue are three times more likely to describe themselves as advanced in AI than those with less than €10 million. The main obstacles cited are data security, regulatory compliance and a lack of internal maturity.
Summary based on the full text of the article.
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60 %
share of companies with no formal framework for AI
900 decision-makers at French companies, 2026
« 60 % des entreprises ne disposent toujours pas d’un cadre formalisé pour leurs usages de l’IA »
Source: Baromètre Data & IA 2026, Coface / Les Echos Etudes
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17 %
share of companies advanced in using AI for decision-making
900 decision-makers at French companies, 2026
« seules 17 % s’estiment avancées dans son utilisation pour la prise de décision »
Source: Baromètre Data & IA 2026, Coface / Les Echos Etudes
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35 %
share of companies with no AI governance arrangements and no plan to introduce any
900 decision-makers at French companies, 2026
« 35 % des entreprises ne disposent aujourd’hui d’aucun dispositif et ne prévoient pas d’en mettre en place »
Source: Baromètre Data & IA 2026, Coface / Les Echos Etudes
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17 %
share of companies that have defined, formalised and communicated an AI policy
900 decision-makers at French companies, 2026
« seules 17 % ont défini, formalisé et communiqué une politique auprès de leurs collaborateurs »
Source: Baromètre Data & IA 2026, Coface / Les Echos Etudes
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56 %
share of companies considering themselves not very advanced or not advanced at all in using AI to manage risks
900 decision-makers at French companies, 2026
« plus d’une entreprise sur deux (56 %) se considèrent peu ou pas avancées »
Source: Baromètre Data & IA 2026, Coface / Les Echos Etudes
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28 %
share of companies with no structured use of AI
900 decision-makers at French companies, 2026
« 28 % déclarent ne disposer d’aucun usage structuré de l’IA »
Source: Baromètre Data & IA 2026, Coface / Les Echos Etudes
Classification
- Country
- France
- Company size
- SMEs, Mid-sized companies, Large companies
- Industries
- All industries, or industry not specified
- Companies
- Les Echos Etudes (study author), Coface (study author)
- Keywords
- AI governance, AI adoption, data quality, decision-making, data barometer
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Entry written by Marsanne Studio from the cited article, with the help of an AI model (claude-sonnet-5). The rights to the article and its illustrations belong to Coface. Entry translated from French by Claude Sonnet 5.5.