R0042/2026-04-01/Q001/SRC03

Research	R0042 — Private AI Motivations
Run	2026-04-01
Query	Q001
Search	S02
Result	S02-R01
Source	SRC03

KPMG AI Quarterly Pulse Survey 2025

Source

Field	Value
Title	KPMG AI Quarterly Pulse Survey
Publisher	KPMG US
Author(s)	KPMG
Date	2025
URL	https://kpmg.com/us/en/articles/2025/ai-quarterly-pulse-survey.html
Type	Industry survey report

Summary

Dimension	Rating
Reliability	High
Relevance	Medium
Bias: Missing data	Some concerns
Bias: Measurement	Low risk
Bias: Selective reporting	Low risk
Bias: Randomization	N/A — not an RCT
Bias: Protocol deviation	N/A — not an RCT
Bias: COI/Funding	Some concerns

Rationale

Dimension	Rationale
Reliability	Big Four consultancy with quarterly tracking methodology; provides investment and adoption data
Relevance	Tracks enterprise AI challenges including security and privacy, but does not specifically break down on-premises vs. cloud motivations
Bias flags	KPMG has commercial interest in AI advisory services. Missing data concern: the survey does not directly address deployment-location motivations, limiting its applicability to this specific query.

Evidence Extracts

Evidence ID	Summary
SRC03-E01	Enterprise AI investment trends, security constraints, and deployment challenges