
Pilot Success Can Be the Biggest Trap in AI Scaling
Your generative AI pilot worked. Now the real challenge begins. A practical framework for crossing the gap between pilot success and production value.
GÖKHAN MERCANOĞLU
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Your generative AI pilot worked. Now the real challenge begins. A practical framework for crossing the gap between pilot success and production value.
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For iot-enabled production, the critical question is not which system to use. The real question is which problem will be solved, which data can be trusted, and which action will be accelerated. Without these answers, solutions look modern but only digitize old habits.