The impressive AI demo is dead. Here’s what actually reaches production
· andrew sellers
AI Briefing
- • Most engineering teams can ship an AI demo, but few reach production due to complexity and reliability issues.
- • Stakeholders are often impressed by demos, but may not be satisfied with production-ready AI systems.
- • Production-ready AI requires significant refinement, testing, and maintenance to ensure reliability and performance.
Context
Most engineering teams can ship an AI demo, and the prototype works as expected. Stakeholders are impressed with the demo, and everyone agrees on its potential.
The ability to create a working AI demo is not the main challenge for engineering teams. What actually reaches production is a different story, and it is this aspect that requires attention.
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