Forget AI (At Least For A Moment)

AI adoption is growing -- but real value remains elusive. Why many companies are chasing AI agents for the wrong reasons, and what to focus on instead.

May 04, 2026

A group manager at a Fortune 100 company meets with his boss. The conversation goes something like this:

Boss: Has your team developed an AI agent yet?
Group Manager: No, we haven’t started yet.
Boss: And why not?
Group Manager: We’re still waiting for functional requirements.
Boss (visibly irate): Don’t you ever give me that bullsh*t excuse again!

This exchange actually happened recently, according to a credible source (he reports directly to the group manager).

Not long after, the team added an AI wrapper to an application that nobody wants or needs — just to say they were “doing AI.”

So, what’s the real state of AI in corporate America?

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