# AI's Future Is Real, The Timeline Was Always The Hard Part

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> Published: 2026-07-17 11:30:00+00:00

# AI's Future Is Real, The Timeline Was Always The Hard Part

By KJ Kusch, CommunityVoiceSource:

[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

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