{"slug": "ai-s-future-is-real-the-timeline-was-always-the-hard-part", "title": "AI's Future Is Real, The Timeline Was Always The Hard Part", "summary": "KJ Kusch argues that leaders' biggest mistake in adopting AI is treating the transition as a short training sprint rather than an ongoing transformation. The piece emphasizes that the real challenge is not the technology's potential but the timeline and cultural shift required for successful implementation.", "body_md": "# AI's Future Is Real, The Timeline Was Always The Hard Part\n\nBy KJ Kusch, CommunityVoiceSource:\n\n[Forbes Innovation](https://www.forbes.com/innovation/)The most expensive mistake I see leaders make is treating the shift to a new way of working as a\n\n[training](/glossary/training)sprint that wraps when the system goes live.Get AI news in your inbox\n\nDaily digest of what matters in AI.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ai-s-future-is-real-the-timeline-was-always-the-hard-part", "canonical_source": "https://www.machinebrief.com/news/ais-future-is-real-the-timeline-was-always-the-hard-part-fp7v", "published_at": "2026-07-17 11:30:00+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-07-17 12:34:13.099167+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["artificial-intelligence", "ai-policy", "ai-tools"], "entities": ["KJ Kusch", "Forbes"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ai-s-future-is-real-the-timeline-was-always-the-hard-part", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ai-s-future-is-real-the-timeline-was-always-the-hard-part.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ai-s-future-is-real-the-timeline-was-always-the-hard-part.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ai-s-future-is-real-the-timeline-was-always-the-hard-part.jsonld"}}