# The AI Validation Bottleneck: Why 80% AI Adoption Has Not Made Software Delivery Faster

> Source: <https://www.machinebrief.com/news/the-ai-validation-bottleneck-why-80percent-ai-adoption-has-n-ut05>
> Published: 2026-09-21 10:15:00+00:00

# The AI Validation Bottleneck: Why 80% AI Adoption Has Not Made Software Delivery Faster

By Steve Taplin, Forbes Councils MemberSource: 

[Forbes Innovation](https://www.forbes.com/innovation/)
The AI validation gap is the absence of 

[evaluation](https://www.machinebrief.com/glossary/evaluation), measurement or trustworthy feedback loops on AI initiatives.
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