Charles HudsonFounder and Managing Partner, Precursor Ventures

If AI Is Ready, Why Does It Need So Many Babysitters?

24 Jul 2026 · 0 min

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Charles Hudson argues that AI companies need armies of engineers to babysit deployments because extracting real business value requires completely redesigning existing processes. The technology is ready, but the work to rebuild workflows around it will take far longer than most people expect.

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