The AI Bolt-On Fallacy

You have seen the sparkle icon. It is everywhere now. You log into the software you have used for ten years. The CRM, the project tracker, the help desk tool. There it is: a small, shimmering button that promises to "Generate Summary" or "Ask AI." The vendor issued a press release. They called it a revolution. You click it. The result is disappointing. It summarizes an email chain you already read. It drafts a reply that sounds like a robot wrote it while half asleep. It feels thin. This is not