Why Adding AI to Legacy Software Is Harder Than It Looks

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Adding AI to legacy software can sound simple. Connect a model, give it access to some data, and let it do the work. In practice, the hard part often comes before you even connect the AI. Many enterprise applications were developed before AI became a common feature of software development. They commonly rely on closely linked components, batch jobs, outdated integrations, and data spread across platforms that were never designed to work together.

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