# 36 Months to Go AI-Native or Die: Drew Cukor on Enterprise Survival and Synthetic Labor

> Source: <https://aiflash.com/content/36-months-to-go-ai-native-or-die-drew-cukor-on-enterprise-survival-and-syntheti/>
> Published: 2026-09-08 09:35:17+00:00

In a landmark Eye on AI interview, former Project Maven Director Drew Cukor delivers an unvarnished warning to corporate leadership: legacy enterprises have 36 months to transition to AI-native architectures before being rendered obsolete by nimble startups and Chinese industrial diffusion. From dismantling the Chief AI Officer trap to replacing static Microsoft productivity suites with active data ontologies, Cukor outlines the tactical blueprint for surviving the rise of synthetic labor.