07/05/2026
AI adoption is breaking records — at the top.
Fortune 500s are deploying agents. Governments are drafting national strategies. Billions in capex, headlines every week.
Walk down a commercial strip in any city and the story changes. The restaurant still misses half its calls. The travel agent still types the same itinerary for the tenth time. The accountant still chases documents by hand.
The technology trickled down years ago. The adoption didn't.
The next chapter of AI isn't bigger models at the top. It's what finally reaches the shop floor, the front desk, and the family business.