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Etiam eu turpis molestie, dictum est a, mattis tellus. Contact Us - Home - [Egg overeasy blog](https://eggovereasy.com/blog) - ai isn’t all sunshine: why 95% of ai pilots crash (and how yours won’t) ![AI Isn’t All Sunshine: Why 95% of AI Pilots Crash (And How Yours Won’t)](https://eggovereasy.com/hs-fs/hubfs/AI-Generated%20Media/Images/group_image_and_text_three-image.jpeg?width=767&name=group_image_and_text_three-image.jpeg) [![Engineer](https://app.hubspot.com/settings/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e)](https://eggovereasy.com/blog/author/engineer) [Engineer](https://eggovereasy.com/blog/author/engineer) Jul 24, 2026 2:21:32 PM [0 Comment](https://eggovereasy.com/blog/ai-isnt-all-sunshine-why-95-of-ai-pilots-crash-and-how-yours-wont#comments-listing) “AI will fix everything!”—said no one who’s actually tried running an AI project. According to MIT’s research, 95% of AI pilots end in failure. 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