India, Jan. 27 -- It's surprising. But also not so much when we see how a recent MIT study found that 95% of AI pilots are never able to scale beyond proof-of-concept. There are so many struggles around fragmented data, lack of integration, unclear ROI, and gaps on explainability and compliance that the AI Pilot Paradox is as real and full of irony as many up-and-new technology dead-ends. In this interview with Deepak Dastrala, Partner & Chief Technology Officer at Intellect Design Arena Ltd, we get to drill deeper into the many pieces that complicate this puzzle. It's not 'hell' yet but it's quite 'black' for sure. Let's face this jigsaw.

This 'pilot paradox' is something I see everywhere; it's not limited to one region or vertical. I s...