Name: Escape the AI Efficiency Trap by Brendt Petersen
Duration: 41 min 19 s
Description: Most organizations are retrofitting AI into existing processes, yielding efficiency gains but rarely innovation. This approach cuts costs but fails to create new revenue streams, products, or business models. The fundamental opportunity lies not in optimizing yesterday's workflows, but in treating AI as a capability platform that enables what wasn't previously feasible.

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Most organizations are retrofitting AI into existing processes, yielding efficiency gains but rarely innovation. This approach cuts costs but fails to create new revenue streams, products, or business models. The fundamental opportunity lies not in optimizing yesterday's workflows, but in treating AI as a capability platform that enables what wasn't previously feasible.

Escape the AI Efficiency Trap

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