The Definitional Gap: Why the Industry Can’t Agree on What “Production” Means for AI Agents

4 min readThe AI industry has no consensus definition of ‘production’ for AI agents. Most enterprise deployments labelled ‘production’ are narrow automations with human oversight, not autonomous multi-step systems. The definitional gap creates real risk: procurement decisions, SLA commitments, and compliance claims are built on undefined terms.

The Five AI Shifts That Actually Mattered in 2025

4 min read2025 will be remembered not for the volume of AI announcements but for five shifts that had real structural weight. Models got smarter, cheaper, and started taking action — but the more important story was what each shift revealed about where the field was actually heading.