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Card #c1319IR // #c1319Synthesis

"Three to five years. We always underestimate how long it will take to get these technologies into the real world and consume them."

— In our words · Source: Digital Impact (Steve Lucas)

[Use when]

You're setting expectations for when a new technology will pay off.

[Why it matters]

Former Red Hat CEO Paul Cormier compares AI to Linux, when there weren't enough engineers for every company to hire its own. Skills, not the technology, set the pace. He still says to invest and experiment now.

Filed under situations:When new tech lands in your workWhen you must decide and the facts aren’t in

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