By @SiliconANGLE
Publication Date: 2026-06-10 22:16:00
Despite all the excitement around artificial intelligence, success still eludes many companies. A recent PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP study found that only 20% of companies are achieving at least three-quarters of the revenue and efficiency gains that AI promises. Gartner estimates that at least half of generative AI projects were abandoned last year, and other estimates put the figure closer to 80%.
The industry has coined the term “AI pilot trap” to describe AI experiments that demonstrate isolated value but fail to evolve into drivers of enterprise-scale transformation. Organizations can successfully create a chatbot or automate a limited workflow in one department, but struggle to expand those successes across the business. A key reason is that organizations often underestimate the time and resource commitments required to scale AI initiatives safely and reliably. “The Cockroach Labs Inc. programState of AI Infrastructure 2026The report found that 83%…