3:13 pm - February 27, 2026
- Publishers are assessing their AI readiness across strategy, technology, operations and culture
- A quick, 5-minute diagnostic tool has been developed to collect industry data
- Results will foster industry-wide insights without ranking individual organisations
AI is now firmly on every publishing agenda. Yet many organisations still struggle to answer a basic question: how ready are we, really?
That uncertainty is what prompted us to create a simple AI readiness benchmark for publishers.
Why this matters
The aim is to create a clearer, industry-wide picture of how publishers are approaching AI across strategy, technology, operations and culture.
To simplify data collection, we built a short five-minute diagnostic using vibe coding and a lot of hands-on experimentation. Each participant receives a simple personalised snapshot of their own responses. All results will then contribute, in anonymised form, to the wider benchmark.
Once enough responses are collected, we will publish a short white paper summarising the findings and share it first with everyone who takes part.
The intention is not to rank organisations, but to surface patterns, priorities and areas of uncertainty across the industry.
If you work in publishing or media and would like to contribute, you can take part here:
https://forms.gle/ipKZce4rCxd9eSfu8
- https://www.arm.com/resources/report/ai-readiness – This report provides a comprehensive analysis of global AI readiness and implementation for enterprises worldwide, offering insights into business adoption, technology requirements, policy and regulatory landscape, workforce skills, sustainability, safety, and risk.
- https://newsroom.arm.com/blog/arm-ai-readiness-index-launch – This blog introduces the Arm AI Readiness Index Report, a global benchmark for AI implementation, highlighting the current state of AI adoption, implementation challenges, and best practices across various organizations.
- https://www.f5.com/company/news/press-releases/research-enterprise-ai-readiness-security-governance-scalability.html – This press release reveals that only 2% of global organizations are highly ready to scale AI securely across operations, indicating significant challenges in AI readiness, security, and governance.
- https://www.epublishing.com/news/2024/sep/17/epublishings-new-report-explores-state-ai-publishing-industry/ – This report explores how publishers are managing AI challenges, highlighting their cautious approach and awareness of both the potential rewards and hazards of working with AI.
- https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2025/09/16/3150906/0/en/AI-Readiness-Data-Gaps-Exposed-by-Data-Leaders.html – This news release discusses the persistent challenges organizations face in AI adoption, including trust gaps in data products, operational strain, and slow policy automation, as revealed by a survey of over 150 senior data leaders.
- https://www.cisco.com/c/m/en_us/solutions/ai/readiness-index.html – This page presents the Cisco AI Readiness Index, benchmarking how organizations are deploying, scaling, and governing AI, and who is realizing its value, providing insights into global AI readiness.
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