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title: "Bad Pipes, Broken Promises: Why Most AI Initiatives Fail Before They Start"
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published_at: "2026-05-12T14:35:16+00:00"
modified_at: "2026-05-12T14:35:16+00:00"
url: "https://tealium.com/resource/video/bad-pipes-broken-promises-why-most-ai-initiatives-fail-before-they-start/"
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# Bad Pipes, Broken Promises: Why Most AI Initiatives Fail Before They Start

## Most AI initiatives fail not because of flawed models, but due to weak data pipelines, poor infrastructure, and misaligned organizational expectations. This session explores how broken foundations—technical and strategic—undermine AI success before deployment even begins, and what leaders can do to fix them.

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