Why 9 in 10 AI Projects Fail Before They Start
Subhead: 88% of AI pilots never reach production. The problem is not the algorithm. It is not the talent. It is the data. Join Ken Kasee for a 30-minute session on the $12.9M problem that is quietly killing AI initiatives across every industry.
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Thursday, June 25, 2026
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11:00 a.m. PT / 2:00 p.m. ET
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30 minutes + live 15 minute Q&A
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Live virtual presentation + Q&A
What You Will Learn
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The $12.9M annual cost of poor data quality - and why 59% of organizations never measure it
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The predictable 4-phase failure pattern: Enthusiasm, Reality, Firefighting, Abandonment
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The 6 critical data quality dimensions every AI initiative requires to reach production
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How predictive observability breaks the failure cycle before costs spiral
Why Do AI Projects Fail to Reach Production?
Research from IDC shows that 88% of AI pilot projects fail to reach production, with data quality identified as the main cause. The average organization loses $12.9 million each year because of poor data quality, yet 59% never measure this expense. The failure often follows a predictable four-phase pattern: teams create promising prototypes using curated data, then performance worsens when models face actual production data filled with missing values, schema drift, and inconsistencies.
Organizations that adopt modern data observability—continuous, ML-powered monitoring across all six quality dimensions—break this cycle by identifying issues early, before they impact AI models, shifting from reactive firefighting to proactive prevention.
Speaker
Ken Kasee
Brand DirectorKen Kasee is a three-time Telly Award-winning content marketer with over 25 years of experience translating complex SaaS technology into clear, engaging stories.
At DataRadar™, he leads the educational content strategy, helping data and analytics leaders understand modern data observability. Previously, he led the US go-to-market campaign strategy at IQVIA and helped grow the Insurtech startup Ensurem by 20 times before its acquisition by Health Plan One. He earned a bachelor’s degree in economics and art history from the University of Toledo and an MBA from the University of Illinois.