Why AI projects fail: 19 headline statistics, and what each one actually counts

The series, in reading order

1. "80% of AI projects fail" traces to a footnote one line long
   21 August 20266 min read
2. Zillow wrote off $407.9m. The fix everyone recommends would have changed nothing.
   23 August 20268 min read
3. AI project failure rates: four questions that tell you whether the number means anything
   26 August 20266 min read
4. Epic's sepsis model missed two thirds of cases. Its accuracy claim was never published.
   28 August 20268 min read
5. Checking the source is not enough: I traced a number to a scientific paper and found a Teams meeting
   14 September 20269 min read
6. Amazon's AI did exactly what it was told. Deleting words for two years did not help.
   2 September 20266 min read
7. Anthropic's safety policy has never stopped a release. Yours probably hasn't either.
   31 August 202611 min read
8. AI vs IT project failure rate: the comparison has never been made
   11 September 202610 min read