Friday, 28 November 2025

What Are the 5 Key Indicators That AI Isn’t the Answer?

The following Parallaxis article taps at the core of todays AI overhype and brings us all down to reality:

Sometimes it takes greater leadership to "not" do a thing than it does to succumb to the pressure of going along with the crowd. This is just as true in business as it is in high school. Most (all?) leaders want to be seen as innovative and technologically savvy. This, combined with the pressure to "not be left behind the Al wave (craze ?), creates a compelling urge to implement Al for something in your business. And that is a recipe for disaster.

The smartest Al strategy begins with knowing when not to use it. Technology is a multiplier-not a replacement-for disciplined thinking, well-designed processes, and human judgment. Using Al without clear operational problems to solve often results in Al theater, projects that impress but deliver no measurable value. Focus on improving data quality, automation maturity, and human decision systems before starting your Al journey. Al should be the last tool added, not the first.

Read the full Parallaxis article https://www.parallaxis.ai/blog/5-key-indicators-that-ai-isnt-the-answer