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Ep161: Why 5% of AI Projects Succeed - And How Agentic AI Changes the Game

22 Oct 2025

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Qlik's Field CTO for Generative AI Ryan Welsh reveals why 95% of enterprise AI projects fail and shares the three proven strategies the successful 5% use to deliver real business value from their AI investments.Topics Include:Qlik's Field CTO reveals why 95% of AI projects fail despite massive investmentsMIT research shows shocking failure rates, but 5% are achieving real business valueFirst major pitfall: Bad data foundations doom even the most sophisticated AI modelsSecond problem: Companies use generative AI when predictive models would work betterThird issue: Unnecessary complexity - AI projects disconnected from business outcomesSuccess secret #1: Ground AI in trusted enterprise data and user contextSome LLMs struggle at specific tasks like claims processing despite passing medical examsSuccess secret #2: Let AI learn from users while keeping data governance intactSuccess secret #3: Embed AI directly into existing workflows like SalesforceAgentic AI shifts from reactive Q&A to proactive systems that execute across platformsCase study: Lintek reduced churn 10% and saved millions using these principlesYour AI choices today will lock in your trajectory for years to comeParticipants:Ryan Welsh – Field CTO – Generative AI, QlikSee how Amazon Web Services gives you the freedom to migrate, innovate, and scale your software company at aws.amazon.com/isv/

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