As generative AI enters the end of its honeymoon phase, organisations are now moving beyond the experimental phase and getting ready to commit.

But turning early AI use into widespread deployment is where many startups hit a wall.

The biggest challenges they face are operational — increasing costs, governance and trust issues, and the transition from individual AI use to managing autonomous ‘digital workers’.

These were the key talking points during our most recent Sifted Talks in partnership with intelligent content management platform Box, where panellists unpacked how founders can break out of the pilot phase and build resilient, AI-native operations.

Our panel of experts included: