From AI Pilots to Real Systems — Why Frameworks Matter
The Optimist – Conversations with the leaders and industries shaping Europe’s digital future
12.05.2026 • 26 Min.
AI is everywhere — but most of it never scales. In this episode of The Optimist, Dale Rickert speaks with Matthias Emler, Partner at Horváth, about why so many AI initiatives get stuck in pilots and what it really takes to turn them into scalable systems.