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The AI Paradox

As companies rush to integrate artificial intelligence into their businesses, confusion and added costs often outweigh the benefits.
The AI Paradox
An AI logo is pictured at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, on Feb. 27, 2024. Josep Lago/AFP via Getty Images
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If the rush to adopt artificial intelligence (AI) seems familiar, it’s because we’ve seen this movie before. In the late nineties, organizations of all sizes, but especially large or enterprise-level businesses, struggled to make the transition from legacy functionality to digital transformation. As late as the COVID-19 pandemic and global lockdown in 2020, enterprise organizations were rushing to complete their digital transitions, particularly when it came to enabling and protecting widely distributed remote workers with home office operations, workflows, and compliance regulations.

James Gorrie
James Gorrie
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James R. Gorrie is the author of “The China Crisis” (Wiley, 2013) and writes on his blog, TheBananaRepublican.com. He is based in Southern California.
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