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AIAI-generated summary Amazon released a memo telling software development engineers and software development managers that not every task needs artificial intelligence tooling. Terk Terkowitz says that our most prolific engineers have demonstrated that neither the developer role nor their output is defined by the use of artificial intelligence.

AIAI-generated summary US Foods has released AI sales and routing software tools that reduced seller proposal preparation time and improved delivery efficiency. Amazon Web Services says the sales tool saved 32,000 seller hours in six months, while US Foods reported a 2% improvement in cases delivered per mile.

AIAI-generated summary MIT Technology Review insights launched a poll finding that fewer than one in five surveyed organizations extract high value from artificial intelligence deployments. Atlan co-founder Prukalpa Sankar states that the missing architectural infrastructure layer prevents organizations from receiving proper returns on artificial intelligence investments.

AIAI-generated summary OpenAI released ChatGPT, which kickstarted the explosion of generative AI and brought hidden costs related to governance for many enterprises. ISG says that when AI governance is not built into the project from the start, it can add months to the project rollout.