18 May 2026
High-value AI is mostly invisible
The AI use cases delivering real ROI in most businesses are not product features — they are internal: summarising documents, routing requests, drafting first versions, and flagging anomalies in data.
Automation works best at handoff points
Where work moves from one person, tool, or team to another is usually where time is lost. AI can reduce that friction — not by replacing judgment, but by removing the manual steps around it.
Risk follows stakes
The higher the business impact of a wrong output, the more important human review becomes. Automate the low-stakes repetition. Keep humans in the loop for decisions that carry weight.
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