There’s No SKU for AI: A 3-Box Framework to Avoid AI Failures

The numbers are sobering. A highly publicized report from MIT shows that 95% of generative AI pilots at companies are failing to deliver meaningful financial impact. Meanwhile, the RAND Corp. found that over 80% of AI projects fail — twice the rate of regular IT projects. And S&P Global reports that companies are now scrapping 42% of their AI initiatives, up from just 17% the previous year.

But here’s the thing: These aren’t technology failures. They’re strategy failures.

There’s No SKU for AI

Walk into any enterprise software…