AI In Production: Show Me the ROI
AI In Production: Show Me the ROI

Show Me the ROI #1: The AI Reckoning That Went Quiet, and What CEE Already Knows

20 August 2026 33:50 C42 Services

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AI budgets are under real scrutiny, but the reckoning nobody predicted for midyear never arrived, it just got quieter. This episode breaks down why AI costs spike the moment a pilot connects to real workflows, what Bulgaria's Graphwise proved when Oakley Capital bought a majority stake, why Exadel's CDAO says token usage is the wrong success metric, and the market data on why smart buyers skip the frontier model. Hosted by Vladimir Cvijanovic (voiced by AI) with AI co-hosts Lola and Zoltan. New episodes every Thursday.

If you're trying to close the gap between what your AI initiative promised and what it's actually delivering, book a strategy session at https://calendar.app.google/YH7SA6Rrs3CbZRaw5, reach out on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/vladimircvijanovic/), or email [email protected].

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