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The "95% Failure Rate" Was Built on a Denominator Error. A Spectacular One.
5/4/2026
The Headline Number "95% of generative AI pilots at companies are failing." — Circulated widely in August 2025, attributed to an MIT study, repeated by Forbes, Axios, The Hill, and Harvard Business Review, and significant enough to contribute to a Nasdaq selloff. --- The Audit I'…
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