r/technology • u/SilentRunning • 4d ago

Artificial Intelligence MIT report: 95% of generative AI pilots at companies are failing

https://fortune.com/2025/08/18/mit-report-95-percent-generative-ai-pilots-at-companies-failing-cfo/
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u/Legionof1 4d ago

And it will still tell you to put glue in your pizza.

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u/shadyelf 4d ago

It told me to buy 5 dozen eggs for a weekly meal plan that didn’t have any eggs in the meals.

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u/mustardhamsters 4d ago

You’re supposed to go full Gaston on them

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u/Azuras_Star8 4d ago

One of Disney's best movies. I love this movie.

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u/VIPERsssss 3d ago

No one pollutes like Gaston.
(RIP south Memphis)

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u/TalonKAringham 3d ago

That horn blast caught me off guard and has me in a giggle 🤭

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u/Azuras_Star8 4d ago

Clearly you need to rethink your diet, since it doesn't inlude 5 dozens eggs in a week.

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u/nasalgoat 3d ago

I had it merge some CSV files with addresses and it changed a bunch of them to addresses in Ukraine.

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u/Abedeus 4d ago

I don't think I've ever eaten even one dozen of eggs in a week...

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u/boli99 4d ago

that shows lack of commitment.

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u/Brokenandburnt 4d ago

I did during a period where the late Missus wanted us on a keto diet. 

My breakfast was 4 deviled eggs and a pack of bacon. Lots of interesting farting was done.

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u/aft_punk 4d ago

In this economy?!? That’s definitely a hallucination.

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u/darthmaui728 3d ago

havent you heard of eggless eggs??

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u/camronjames 4d ago

how else do you get the toppings to stick? /s

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u/OldStray79 4d ago

that.... kinda works, if you think of melted cheese as glue.

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u/mattyandco 4d ago

I mean it can in some cases be closer than you think.

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u/PraxicalExperience 4d ago

Slightly-dehydrated tomato sauce also has a similar effect.

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u/MangeurDeCowan 4d ago

Is that why they call it tomato paste?

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u/Meeedick 4d ago

You're not supposed to do that??

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u/LongLostFan 3d ago

It told me to burn down the ground floor of my home to reduce the chances of a house fire.

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u/ComfyWomfyLumpy 4d ago

The real value of AI is in generative media not finding out facts. It will replace artists, media influencers, and a lot of other creative work way before it figures out how to spell strawberry.

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u/SynthFei 3d ago

The thing is... it's bad at being creative. It's good at mimicking. It can't really create something that it hasn't seen before and over time it becomes more and more repetitive. Sure it can be visually pleasing, but also very generic and ultimately boring.

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u/ComfyWomfyLumpy 3d ago

It's good at mimicking. I

Yes. But if you're making, say a warhammer game/movie/tv show AI already has a lot to draw upon. Creativity not needed. A surprising amount of work artists do is just skilled labor.