The AI Reality Check: Why AI Is Here to Stay—and Yet Companies Are Still Barely Reaping Its Benefits

Many companies are developing their first AI applications, moving forward with pilot projects, and investing in new technologies. However, this does not automatically result in measurable economic benefits. Often, the challenge lies less in the technology itself than in processes, organization, and operational structures.

In this white paper, Florian Jordan (Partner, Stahl Automotive Consulting) and Dr. Gero Presser (CEO, Dataciders) explain how companies can strategically prioritize AI initiatives, transparently assess business value and total cost of ownership (AI-TCO), and further develop existing processes.

Using concrete management approaches, the Reality Check examines how governance, the scaling of experiential knowledge, and a resilient AI operating model contribute to the sustainable integration of AI into the value chain and its successful scaling.