Forrester iconForresterSep 15, 2026

Most AI Products Fail Before They’re Built

While most organizations are deploying predictive, generative, and agentic AI, few can directly connect those investments to revenue, customer outcomes, or profitability. As AI becomes cheaper and easier to build, the quality of the problem being solved becomes the primary determinant of value.

Most AI Products Fail Before They’re Built

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While most organizations are deploying predictive, generative, and agentic AI, few can directly connect those investments to revenue, customer outcomes, or profitability.

As AI becomes cheaper and easier to build, the quality of the problem being solved becomes the primary determinant of value.

Teams that measure success by releases, features, or utilization risk falling into […]

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While most organizations are deploying predictive, generative, and agentic AI, few can directly connect those investments to revenue, customer outcomes, or profitability. As AI becomes cheaper and easier to build, the quality of the problem being solved becomes the primary determinant of value. Teams that measure success by releases, features, or utilization risk falling into […]

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