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AI 2026.06.19 · 1 MIN

Why 95% of enterprise AI pilots fail... and the 5% that don't

MIT's 95% failure number is a process readiness problem, not an AI problem. The winners will have the cleanest operating systems, not the biggest models.

Why 95% of enterprise AI pilots fail... and the 5% that don't

A short video on why most enterprise AI pilots stall, and what the few that work do differently.

What I cover:

  • Why MIT's 95% failure number is a process readiness number, not an AI failure number
  • What Klarna, Duolingo, and Salesforce are actually telling us
  • The three lessons from the SelectBlinds AI rollout for first-time CEOs
  • Why the next decade's winners will be the companies with the cleanest operating systems, not the biggest models

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