# The Real Prize in Factory AI Isn t the AI

- slug: the-real-prize-in-factory-ai-isn-t-the-ai
- date: 2026-04-21
- category: Agentics

When Infor and AWS announced AI agents for factory floors last week, the most important number was not in the press release. Eighty-six percent of manufacturing AI pilots never make it to full production, and the reason tells you who really wins.

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