63%
The builders ship.
Practitioners got at least half of their AI projects into real production. So much for "95% of pilots fail".
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AI Builders Playbook
For CTOs and Heads of Engineering rethinking how to build products with AI.
The first annual portrait of who builds Europe's AI, how they work, and where the value goes.

1,035 tech professionals. 23 countries. The first time freelancers and employees answered the same questions about AI.
63%
Practitioners got at least half of their AI projects into real production. So much for "95% of pilots fail".
+25% vs +9%
When pay moved, independent rates grew almost three times faster than salaries.
24%
Nearly 1 in 4 employees is seriously considering going independent within 24 months. They are the heaviest AI users.
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At Shakers, we use AI to represent some of our AI Builders, thereby protecting their privacy.
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