Exploring AI? How to Avoid the Stall
Stalled Projects? Dabbling in AI projects that go deeper than casual ChatGPT/Copilot interactions? Here’s why projects stall — and how to avoid it. The use of LLM-based generative AI tools is seemingly everywhere these days. Even if you haven't used it personally, chances are someone on your team is using it whether you approved it or not. Many small businesses are using AI in basic ways (things like employees chatting with ChatGPT to answer questions or asking Copilot to retrieve a file). But going beyond the basics? That’s a little less common at the small business level. And the bigger problem is what happens with the companies that do try to launch something more significant with AI: most projects stall out. Most Projects Stuck in Concept One recent report showed that around 50% of AI initiatives have yet to exit proof-of-concept mode. Businesses expect they will see gains from AI; they’re even willing to spend more on it — even without seeing much return as of yet. There’s a ...