https://www.thecig.ai/insights.html Executive-length pieces on why AI pilots stall, the operating-system approach, build versus buy, and where the payback hides in an enterprise P&L. en https://www.thecig.ai/insight-build-buy-or-rent.html https://www.thecig.ai/insight-build-buy-or-rent.html Tue, 22 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Economics Most AI spend today is rent. The returns that compound come from owning the model of your own business. https://www.thecig.ai/insight-letting-ai-act-without-losing-control.html https://www.thecig.ai/insight-letting-ai-act-without-losing-control.html Sat, 19 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Governance Read-only pilots are safe and nearly worthless. The return comes when a system is allowed to act, through a gate you hold. https://www.thecig.ai/insight-why-ai-pilots-stall.html https://www.thecig.ai/insight-why-ai-pilots-stall.html Tue, 15 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Operating system Four out of five enterprise AI pilots never reach production. The reasons are rarely technical. https://www.thecig.ai/insight-the-private-equity-playbook.html https://www.thecig.ai/insight-the-private-equity-playbook.html Sat, 12 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Private equity Value creation from AI in a portfolio is a sequencing problem. Start with the map, not the pilot. https://www.thecig.ai/insight-the-operating-system-approach.html https://www.thecig.ai/insight-the-operating-system-approach.html Tue, 08 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Operating system Why we build every system on the same foundation, and why that makes the second use case faster than the first. https://www.thecig.ai/insight-what-a-two-day-scan-finds.html https://www.thecig.ai/insight-what-a-two-day-scan-finds.html Tue, 01 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Engagement The first engagement is short by design. Here is what it looks at, and the patterns that show up almost every time.