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eternal-pilot syndrome
The pattern where AI initiatives never leave the pilot phase — promising demos that never reach production.
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Eternal-pilot syndrome describes the state of most AI portfolios in established companies: dozens of pilots that work in isolation, none of which crosses the production threshold. The cause is rarely technical; it's organisational, cultural, and governance-shaped.
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