# Don’t Automate A Broken Factory: The Mid-Market’s Real AI Test

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> Published: 2026-07-23 10:15:00+00:00

# Don’t Automate A Broken Factory: The Mid-Market’s Real AI Test

By Sanjay Brahmawar, Forbes Councils MemberSource:

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