The Production AI Brief
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Capability, maturity, and the four numbers your CFO will ask. Written by the consulting team that grades AI agent programs for a living. No fluff. No recycled vendor pitches. Reply to any issue and a human will read it.
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Issue 1 · September 2, 2026
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The number Adobe tracked AI-referred traffic to US retail sites across more than one trillion visits. Q1 was up 393% year over year. In March it converted 42% better than non-AI channels. What changed The storefront…
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