Median Enterprise AI Adoption Lags 18-24 Months; Online Hype is an Echo Chamber
matt_slotnick · x · 2026-07-07
Investors point out that median enterprise AI adoption generally lags 18-24 months behind the cutting-edge discussed on Twitter, making it hard to judge if a vendor is "late to the game." The so-called cutting-edge discussed online is actually "a bubble within a bubble within a bubble," creating a massive disconnect from real-world enterprise adoption.
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