• ISE 2026: Sol Rashidi Warns of ‘POC Purgatory’ AI agents are risking cognitive decline and infrastructure security BARCELONA, Spain - In 2026, AI in business faces a turning point. • Recently, large language models (LLMs) led to double-digit drops in stock prices for major software companies such as Salesforce, Intuit, and ServiceNow. • The main reason for the sellout was the launch of new features in Anthropic’sClaude Cowork. • This AI assistant lets users assign agents to handle various computer tasks via natural-language prompts. • AtIntegrated Systems Europe(ISE) 2026,Sol Rashidi, an experienced executive in data infrastructure for global supply chains, gave a keynote that focused more on the industry’s challenges than its successes. • Rashidi, whose career has followed the growth of commercial AI from IBM Watson in 2011 to executive roles at Merck, Sony Music, and Estée Lauder, focused her talk on practical solutions.
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- BARCELONA, Spain - In 2026, AI in business faces a turning point. Recently, large language models (LLMs) led to double-digit drops in stock prices for major software companies such as Salesforce, Intuit, and ServiceNow. The main reason for the sellout was the launch of new features in Anthropic’s Claude Cowork. This AI assistant lets users assign agents to handle various computer tasks via natural-language prompts. At Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) 2026, Sol Rashidi, an experienced executive in data infrastructure for global supply chains, gave a keynote that focused more on the industry’s ch
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