{"id":33334,"date":"2023-08-11T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-08-11T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/uncategorized\/2023\/08\/11\/how-to-navigate-the-cycle-of-autonomy-hype\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T18:47:49","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T18:47:49","slug":"how-to-navigate-the-cycle-of-autonomy-hype","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/opinion\/2023\/08\/11\/how-to-navigate-the-cycle-of-autonomy-hype\/","title":{"rendered":"How to navigate the cycle of autonomy hype"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

When any new technology with enormous potential emerges, there is a tendency to swing from utopian expectation to profound disillusionment. It is easy to be blinded by the technology\u2019s promise while ignoring the hard work of thinking through the most appropriate method of implementation. It is easier still to see the predictable failures as damning of the technology itself, rather than its inapt use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We are exposed to this risk in the current autonomy hype cycle, where we see an impulse toward implementing something called \u201cautonomy\u201d anywhere and everywhere as quickly as possible. But while the impulse is understandable, instead of assuming that autonomy will offer an obvious panacea for perennial challenges, it\u2019s smart to take a step back and determine when and how to leverage different types of autonomy for the enterprise. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A good place to start is by asking the right questions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n