AWS for Software Companies Podcast

Ep161: Why 5% of AI Projects Succeed - And How Agentic AI Changes the Game


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Qlik's Field CTO for Generative AI Ryan Welsh reveals why 95% of enterprise AI projects fail and shares the three proven strategies the successful 5% use to deliver real business value from their AI investments.

Topics Include:

  • Qlik's Field CTO reveals why 95% of AI projects fail despite massive investments
  • MIT research shows shocking failure rates, but 5% are achieving real business value
  • First major pitfall: Bad data foundations doom even the most sophisticated AI models
  • Second problem: Companies use generative AI when predictive models would work better
  • Third issue: Unnecessary complexity - AI projects disconnected from business outcomes
  • Success secret #1: Ground AI in trusted enterprise data and user context
  • Some LLMs struggle at specific tasks like claims processing despite passing medical exams
  • Success secret #2: Let AI learn from users while keeping data governance intact
  • Success secret #3: Embed AI directly into existing workflows like Salesforce
  • Agentic AI shifts from reactive Q&A to proactive systems that execute across platforms
  • Case study: Lintek reduced churn 10% and saved millions using these principles
  • Your AI choices today will lock in your trajectory for years to come


Participants:

  • Ryan Welsh – Field CTO – Generative AI, Qlik


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