Make AI Work More Than 5% of the Time
Key Takeaways:- Learn why most generative AI projects fail—and how to make yours succeed.
- Understand how to assess risk, reward, and ROI in AI initiatives.
- Discover best practices for delivering AI projects that reach production and create value.
Description
Despite the hype around generative AI, most projects never reach production. A recent MIT report found that 95% of AI initiatives fail to deliver tangible results—often due to unclear ROI, misaligned expectations, or poor integration. The good news? You can beat the odds with the right approach to strategy, governance, and delivery.
In this panel interview, a group of AI researchers and industry practitioners, will discuss what separates successful AI implementations from the 95% that never make it. You’ll learn how to evaluate risk and reward, measure ROI effectively, and adopt practices that increase your organization’s AI success rate.
Presenter Bio
Lexi is building Lanai, an empowerment platform for human-Gen AI collaboration. She has two decades experience in technology leadership. Lexi ran for United States Senate Candidate for the State of California in 2023-24. Previously, she was Executive In Residence at General Catalyse, Chief Operating Officer at Gusto, and VP of Global Programmatic Platforms at Google.
Jon runs the machine learning and AI team at materials science company Albert Invent. His work involves constructing large scale cloud data science architectures and generative modeling. Previously, Jon was Director of Vision Technologies at edge voice control company Sensory and Principal Data Scientist at identity management platform TruU.
Pratyush runs the data department at MediaMint, after his data and AI consultancy, DataBeat, was acquired earlier this year. He has two decades of experience as a consulting leader, with a focus on building AI, agentic systems, advanced analytics, and reporting solutions. Previously, Pratyush was Chief of Staff at Deloitte India, and he is a recipient of the prestigious 40 Under 40 Indian Achievers Club award.