You're crammed in coach, 129 souls shuffling ahead like clogged highways. That's supply chains right now: AI promises speed, but diesel wars and tariffs jam everything.
We all figured April 2026 would dial down the chaos—ceasefire vibes, steady oil flows. Wrong. Cyber predators prowl factories, AI agents grab the wheel, and 2,000 ships idle in a fee-riddled strait.
I've seen AI hype cycles come and go; this one's no different until supply chains force real results. But who's pocketing the cash amid 80% failure rates?
Oracle just dropped 12 AI-powered workspaces for supply chains. They'll 'reason, decide, and act' – sounds great, until you remember ERP history.
Fresh grads hit send on résumés. Bounce back: 'Position filled by bot.' AI's devouring first jobs — and no one's training the next bosses.
Chatbots? So last year. Gartner now bets big on AI agents exploding supply chain software spend to $53 billion by 2030. But hold the champagne—reality might crash the party.