Companies with a primary owner of the human-AI mix are 2.5x as likely to call AI extremely valuable, according to a survey of 484 mid-market leaders.

BOSTON, Oct. 22, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Lever Talent, Inc. today released The Co-Intelligent Workforce Report: 2026 Baseline, a survey of 484 Director-and-above leaders at US and Canadian companies with 100 to 999 employees. The report traces the gap between AI adoption and AI value to two decisions most companies have not made: who owns how people and AI work together, and how deliberately that relationship is designed.