That study claiming “95% of AI POCs fail” has been making the
rounds.It’s clickbait nonsense, and frankly, it’s not helping
anyone.The real number?Nobody knows, because nobody’s tracking it
properly.But here’s what I do know after years of watching teams
build AI systems:the study masks a much more important problem.Teams are confused about how to design POCs that survive beyond the demo stage.There is no playbook. Most AI POCs die because they were designed to die.They’re built