Why most AI products fail: Lessons from 50+ AI deployments at OpenAI, Google, and Amazon
Building AI products is fundamentally different from traditional software due to non-determinism and the agency-control trade-off, requiring a step-by-step, behavior-calibrated approach focused on problem-first design and continuous iteration.
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