Why promising AI pilots never become real products
A pilot proves something is possible. A product has to keep working. The gap between the two is predictable, and it can be closed before the money is spent.
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AI in Production
A reading sequence on what changes between an impressive AI demo and a system people can rely on.
What does it really take to bring AI into production?
Make four decisions about a hypothetical AI project (scope, data, oversight, rollout) and see what you’d be trading away. A simulation, clearly labelled.
A confidence score is not a probability
Many models emit a number between 0 and 1 that looks like a probability. Unless it has been calibrated, it isn’t one.