Why sensible companies buy enterprise AI backwards, told through one COO, four walls and a managing director who preferred interns.

Why sensible companies buy enterprise AI backwards, told through one COO, four walls and a managing director who preferred interns.

Each generation of AI models moves from a stochastic toy toward a controllable framework. That's not disappointment; it's when the technology becomes fit for real work inside a process.

AI capabilities aren't overestimated; the way firms expect to convert them is. The parameter arms race benefits superstars, while profit remains in ordinary processes.