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Often, It's Not about the AI Narrowly focused task-and domain-specific AI has been applied successfully for more than 25 years and has produced immense value in industry and government. It doesn't lead directly to artificial general intelligence (AGI), but it does have real problem-solving value. It is useful to note that many of the reasons some otherwise meritorious AI applications fail have nothing to do with the AI per se but rather with systems engineering and organizational issues. For example, the domain expert is pulled out to work on more critical projects; the application champion rotates out of his or her position; or the sponsor changes priorities. A system may not make it past an initial pilot test for logistical rather than substantive technical reasons.