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Alert: Merck & Mastercard Agentic AI Plumbing Strategy 2026
Description
Merck and Mastercard prove agentic AI works—but only if you build the plumbing first. Discover the hidden strategy behind their 33% faster drug discovery and 80% faster compliance.
Executive Summary: Agentic AI success hinges on infrastructure first; Merck cuts drug discovery by 33% and Mastercard reworks dispute workflows, but only after building the data plumbing.
Topic Breakdown:
- Intro: The core shift—infrastructure before AI agents
- Analysis: Strategic consequences for enterprises
- Bottom Line: Impact for executives
Strategic Impact: Agentic AI's promise of 33% faster cycles and 80% faster compliance is real—but only for those who invest in infrastructure first. Without plumbing, one-off agents become debt. Act now to avoid being locked out of the next efficiency frontier.
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