You Can't Bet Your Company's Future on AI
Tech Field Day, Monday, June 1st, 2026
A Tech Field Day podcast warns enterprises against staking their whole strategy on unproven AI features.
On this Tech Field Day Podcast episode recorded ahead of Cisco Live 2026, host Tom Hollingsworth and panelists Sam Clements, Ed Weadon, and Rob Coote examine the real state of enterprise AI.
They discuss why tech giants are conducting layoffs despite record profits and question whether vendors should keep selling solid hardware infrastructure rather than forcing unwanted AI chatbots into every product.
The panel compares current AI hype to past technology trend cycles, scrutinizing rising token costs and heavy investor pressure driving AI adoption. Their central takeaway is that betting an entire business strategy on unproven AI features could be a serious mistake for an organization.