AI Magazine April 2026 Issue 39 | Page 27

“ The most common mistake firms make when adopting AI is trying to launch too many projects at once,” he observes.
“ We know business leaders are under increasing pressure to demonstrate how they’ re integrating AI. But too often, a lack of strategic focus makes it more difficult to move pilots out of the experimentation phase.”
The data is sobering. According to research from Boston Consulting Group( BCG), only 4 % of companies take a structured approach to AI deployment
– yet that small cohort represents the top tier of value creators. Bastien also challenges the assumption that deploying a large language model( LLM) off the shelf is sufficient:“ The other hurdle is thinking we just need to deploy a GPT solution and ask it questions.
“ While we use available LLMs, we have seen the value is unlocked from applying tailored solutions to our problems – ensuring the business context, tacit knowledge and access to structured and unstructured data is built into our applications.”
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