Artificial intelligence is moving from pilot projects to core business systems inside large companies. One example comes from JPMorgan Chase, where rising AI investment is helping push the bank’s technology budget toward about US$19.8 billion in 2026. The spending plan reflects a broader shift among large enterprises. AI is no longer treated as a small research project. Instead, companies are embedding it in areas such as risk analysis, fraud detection, and customer service. For business leaders watching how AI adoption is changing enterprise technology strategies, the numbers from JPMorgan highlight a larger trend: AI is becoming part of the everyday systems that run major organisations. ### JPMorgan’s technology budget and rising AI investment Technology spending has been rising across the banking sector for years. JPMorgan’s budget stands out because of its scale.…