AI Is Not the Product: Building Technology Around Real Problems
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<p>AI Is Not the Product: Building Technology Around Real Problems</p> <p>By Mian Usman Khalid — Founder & CEO, XICTEK Systems</p> <p>There is a phrase we hear everywhere today:</p> <p><strong>"We are building an AI product."</strong></p> <p>But what does that actually mean?</p> <p>Is a product an AI product simply because it uses an LLM?</p> <p>Is adding a chatbot enough?</p> <p>Does generating text make an application intelligent?</p> <p>Or does an AI-powered product need to solve a problem that matters to the person using it?</p> <p>As someone building software products and exploring AI
Problem
<p>AI Is Not the Product: Building Technology Around Real Problems</p> <p>By Mian Usman Khalid — Founder & CEO, XICTEK Systems</p> <p>There is a phrase we hear everywhere today:</p> <p><strong>"We are building an AI product."</strong></p> <p>But what does that actually mean?</p> <p>Is a product an AI product simply because it uses an LLM?</p> <p>Is adding a chatbot enough?</p> <p>Does generating text make an application intelligent?</p> <p>Or does an AI-powered product need to solve a problem that matters to the person using it?</p> <p>As someone building software products and exploring AI
Outcome
<p>AI Is Not the Product: Building Technology Around Real Problems</p> <p>By Mian Usman Khalid — Founder & CEO, XICTEK Systems</p> <p>There is a phrase we hear everywhere today:</p> <p><strong>"We are building an AI product."</strong></p> <p>But what does that actually mean?</p> <p>Is a product an AI product simply because it uses an LLM?</p> <p>Is adding a chatbot enough?</p> <p>Does generating text make an application intelligent?</p> <p>Or does an AI-powered product need to solve a problem that matters to the person using it?</p> <p>As someone building software products and exploring AI
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AI Is Not the Product: Building Technology Around Real Problems
- Record date: 2026-09-21T05:46:49.251Z