The SoftMax curse: Why enterprises can’t trust probabilistic AI yet

By Balaji Rajan is Vice President, Data & AI at Bounteous x Accolite

The volume of Gen AI pilots has surged across industries, yet the conversion rate to production remains stubbornly low. Leaders are confronting a hard truth: building an impressive demo is easy, but scaling Gen AI into mission-critical workflows is not. The disconnect between visible progress and real readiness has become one of the biggest barriers to enterprise AI adoption. Independent research programs analysing enterprise GenAI adoption point to a similar pattern: only a small percentage of pilot’s progress beyond the demo stage because organizations consistently underestimate the friction required to scale.

The hidden blockers beneath every Gen AI pilot

1. Financial unknowns
Most organizations can greenlight a low-risk pilot, but few can confidently model the cost of operating Gen AI at scale over a multi-year horizon. The problem is that there are many ...