AI adoption inside businesses is hitting a reality check. In this episode of The AI Guys Podcast, Lee and Rich unpack why the rush to hand every employee powerful AI tools is starting to backfire, and why the future may look a lot less like generic chatbots and a lot more like focused, outcome-driven systems. If your company is wondering where the real ROI from AI actually comes from, this conversation gets straight to it.

Lee and Rich dig into the difference between giving everyone SaaS tools versus building what they call service as software, where AI is structured to do real work instead of just speeding up busywork. They talk about rising token costs, weak visibility into how teams use AI, the danger of AI-generated slop, why even major firms are starting to pull back, and why agents may be the clearest path to measurable business value. The episode also explores a bigger question, how companies can centralize intelligence, maintain oversight, and stop mistaking activity for actual impact.

If you are trying to build a smarter AI strategy, this episode is for you. Be sure to subscribe for more practical conversations on where AI is headed and how businesses can use it responsibly.

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