In this latest installment of AI Corner, Kelli, Noland and CEO Metaview Siadhal Magos discuss the "Trough of Disillusionment" in enterprise AI adoption, exploring the gap between inflated expectations and practical implementation realities in recruiting workflows.

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TIMESTAMPS:

(00:00) Introduction: The Trough of Disillusionment

(01:41) The Dinner Revelation: "We Don't Do S**t"

(03:31) MIT Study: 95% of AI Pilots Are Failing

(04:19) "They're Doing It Wrong"

(07:02) The Human Curse of Instant Gratification

(08:51) Early Adopters vs. The Wait-and-See Crowd

(10:46) The Expectations Correction

(12:33) Sponsors: Metaview 10x Podcast | Planful

(14:25) The 30-Minute Rule: Small Wins Add Up

(15:23) Stop Scaring People

(16:59) Enterprise Reality Check

(19:11) The Four Buckets of AI Value

(21:16) Compensation Revolution

(24:06) The Future of Compensation Strategy

(28:46) The Great Adoption Debate

(32:29) Forward Deployed Engineers: The New Reality

(33:29) Wrap

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