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Why most AI pilots never reach production
88% of AI pilots stall before production. Five predictable failure modes explain pilot purgatory, and every one is avoidable.
By Jack Northall · 30 July 2026AI projects don't die from bad models. They die with no owner.
Gartner expects most cancelled AI projects to fail on management, not capability. The ones that reach production have a named owner for the 70%.
By Jack Northall · 13 July 2026Full autonomy isn't coming. Bounded autonomy already won.
The 2026 debate about autonomous AI is over. The model that reaches production is bounded: defined permissions, an audit trail, and a human in the loop.
By Jack Northall · 2 July 2026A skill suggests. An agent acts.
One gives you advice. The other has its hands on your systems. The difference decides how much oversight you need before you switch anything on.
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