Enterprise AI sticks to 2012 paradigms: why 'AI employees' resonates inside big firms

craighepburn · x · 2026-11-09

Allie Miller argues that a core problem with enterprise AI is that anything that made sense in a 2012 business world sticks harder. That's why the term "AI employees" has traction inside large firms: companies know what an employee, a job title, and a salary are, and can directly compare that salary to token costs. Re-framing AI through a decades-old paradigm is easy; rethinking the surrounding environment and systems is much harder.

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