The Compute Matrix

It is tempting to treat “AI adoption” like a switch you flip and then profits automatically rise. I have watched teams chase that certainty, only to hit the quieter reality: profitability with AI technology depends on what you automate, how you measure impact, and whether the rest of the business can actually absorb the change. AI news keeps highlighting new models, new tooling, and new success stories. But the most useful question for operators is narrower and harder: d