Not Every Problem Needs Agentic AI: Teams Pay 10-30x More for the Wrong Choice
DavidLinthicum · x · 2026-11-09
Cloud architect David Linthicum argues that many problems don't need agentic AI—or AI at all—yet teams choose it anyway, paying 10x or even 20-30x more than traditional approaches. His takeaway: the expensive solution isn't always the right one, and problem fit should come before tool selection.
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