Speed as an AI Advantage
A GILD Research Report

Speed as an AI Advantage

Prepared in connection with a private GILD executive dinner.

Recent Insights

AI and the Future of Product Development

Prepared in connection with a private GILD executive event

This report explores how AI is transforming product development from a human-centered workflow into a coordinated system of human and machine intelligence. It shows why the biggest gains will not come from faster code generation alone, but from redesigning the full development system around testing, validation, platform maturity, and governance. For product and technology leaders, it offers a clear view of what it takes to build AI-native organizations that move faster, learn faster, and scale with more reliability.

March 24, 2026

AI and the Future of Product Development
Workflow Transformation
Engineering & Product Velocity
Governance & Structural Risk
Organizational Design & Talent Strategy

Automation in 2026

Human in the Loop Systems That Scale Without Losing Trust

Automation has entered a new phase where AI is no longer limited to "assistive" outputs like drafts and summaries; it is now used to execute multi-step work and make operational decisions. The old "automate first, patch later" approach is breaking because modern automation is probabilistic, context-sensitive, and often opaque. Leaders are reporting measurable operational consequences, often tied to inaccuracy, while boards acknowledge that governance maturity is trailing deployment velocity.

February 24, 2026

Automation in 2026
Governance & Structural Risk
Workflow Transformation

Measuring the ROI of AI

The research examines how leaders are evaluating, measuring, and scaling AI investments to drive measurable business outcomes, and is provided to attendees after the event to support continued application beyond the live discussion.

February 11, 2026

Measuring the ROI of AI
Tactical Implementation & ROI

AI Search Is Changing Everything in 2026

The research examines how AI summaries and LLM-based answer engines are reshaping discovery and visibility, and is provided to attendees after the event to support continued application beyond the live discussion.

January 27, 2026

AI Search Is Changing Everything in 2026
Workflow Transformation

AI and the Future of Internal Productivity

AI has entered a new phase inside modern technology companies. Adoption is no longer optional, experimentation is no longer impressive, and leadership teams are increasingly judged on whether AI investments translate into real productivity gains.

January 13, 2026

AI and the Future of Internal Productivity
Workflow Transformation
Organizational Design & Talent Strategy