30% of GenAI projects die after proof of concept.

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The killer isn't bad engineering — it's a missing one-page risk appetite document that nobody wrote.

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In this episode, we trace a direct line from a 2021 robotics disaster — where a robot arm nearly destroyed a production line because nobody defined its operating envelope — to the governance framework that took one manufacturer from 8 stalled AI pilots to 23 live workflows in 4 months.

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We break down:

→ Why most enterprise AI gets stuck in "pilot purgatory" for 14+ months

→ The 3-Band Authority Framework: Advisory Only → Auto-Execute + Review → Fully Autonomous Below Threshold

→ How ISO safety zoning from industrial robotics translates directly to AI agent governance

→ The override rate metric that tells you when an AI system is ready for more autonomy

→ Why 75% of enterprises still lack any formal AI risk framework — and what the EU AI Act means for that gap

→ Real numbers: $1.4M annualised value, 9-week pilot-to-production, $0 in new technology costs

→ The 3-person governance structure that replaces committees and slide decks

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Governance isn't the brake.

Vague governance is the brake.

Clear boundaries are the engine.

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No fluff.

No hype cycle hand-wringing.

Just a framework you can adapt and deploy.

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