Enterprise AI

OpenAI Invests in Thrive Holdings to Accelerate Enterprise AI Adoption OpenAI is taking an ownership stake in Thrive Holdings to accelerate the adoption of artificial intelligence in enterprise settings. This strategic partnership will initially focus on the accounting and IT services industries, which feature workflow-heavy processes that can see immediate benefits from OpenAI’s platform. As part of the collaboration, OpenAI will embed its research, product, and engineering teams directly within Thrive Holdings’ companies. The primary goal is to enhance speed, accuracy, and cost-efficiency while improving the overall quality of services. This initiative aims to create a repeatable model for AI integration that can be expanded to other industries, representing a significant move to more deeply integrate AI into core business operations. ...

MIT Report: 95% of Enterprise GenAI Projects Fail to Deliver ROI A new report from MIT’s NANDA initiative reveals that a staggering 95% of enterprise generative AI pilot programs are failing to produce a significant return on investment. Despite investments totaling between $35 and $40 billion in the US, only 5% of organizations have successfully deployed AI tools into production at scale. The report, titled “The GenAI Divide: State of AI in Business 2025,” is based on interviews with enterprise leaders, analysis of public AI initiatives, and a survey of business professionals. The primary reasons for failure are not a lack of infrastructure or talent, but rather the inability of AI systems to retain data, adapt, and learn over time. The study also found that purchasing AI tools from vendors and forming partnerships has a significantly higher success rate than in-house development. ...