The three-layer architecture of the AI-Native enterprise: Perception, Design, Execution. Why the sequence matters, and why 95% of AI pilots build in reverse.

Every failed pilot in MIT's 95% shares one trait. It isn't the model. It isn't the sector. It isn't the budget. It's the layer. The finding itself, 95% of enterprise GenAI pilots with no measurable P&L impact, gets quoted in every steering committee in the country. Usually as a warning. Rarely with an explanation. So look down any list of failed pilots and check what kind of project each one is. Nearly every one is an Execution project: automate this task, accelerate this ste