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Why AI Mandates Fail: The Real Reason Engineers Resist (And How One Leader Got It Right)

The first time an engineer sits down with an AI tool, something primal happens: resistance. Not because the tool is bad, but because the way it arrives—top-down, measured, mandatory—triggers the exact opposite of what leadership wants.

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