The hidden cost of large language models is not scale, but governance

Large language models promise fluency at an industrial scale, yet the difference between a pilot and a production system is not measured in parameters. The decisive factor is whether leaders can govern large language models with the same discipline they apply to finance, safety and cyber risk, and do so without blunting their value. The […]

Episode 16: AI hype hangover or enterprise wake-up call?

Into The madverse podcast

Half of all AI projects stall after pilots, but failure isn’t the end of the story. In this episode of Into The Madverse, Michael Eiden, Managing Director at Alvarez & Marsal, exposes why most companies aren’t truly AI-ready, the hidden gaps in strategy and culture, and what it really takes to turn hype into impact.