Automation News Weekly

Automation news, without the hype.

Practical notes on operations and automation — what's actually working, what isn't, and what it costs. No slide decks.

Jul 8, 2026

95% of AI Pilots Fail. The Constraint Isn't the Technology.

MIT research shows 95% of generative AI pilots produce zero measurable financial impact — and the culprit almost never turns out to be the technology.

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Jul 7, 2026

What this is

A weekly note on the gap between what automation is sold as and what it actually does inside a working business.

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