Merck and Mastercard are seeing real agentic AI results. Both say the plumbing came first.
- Black Sheep Review
- May 27
- 1 min read
đź”´ Why This Matters - Companies cracking agentic AI's success formula: boring infrastructure beats flashy models every time.
Merck is using AI agents to cut drug discovery cycles by a third and ship compliant marketing materials up to 80% faster — but VP of Digital Platforms Sean Finnerty says the only reason it's working is because they built the infrastructure first. And the pharmaceutical manufacturer is seeing promising early results: AI is generating marketing drafts that are “99% right” when it comes to compliance, shrinking review cycles from months to days and accelerating delivery by 70% to 80%. In the company’s medical research, meanwhile, one AI-assisted discovery cycle was reduced by 33%.</
Source: VentureBeat
Read original article: https://venturebeat.com/infrastructure/merck-and-mastercard-are-seeing-real-agentic-ai-results-both-say-the-plumbing-came-first
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