# Cockroach Connect discussion examines the challenges of putting AI into production

DevFeed: [Cockroach Connect discussion examines the challenges of putting AI into production](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/cockroach-connect-supper-club-ai-is-not-a-feature-it-s-a-systems-problem-23745.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://cockroachlabs.com/blog/ai-infrastructure-systems-problem-cockroach-connect>)

Author: David Weiss

Published: 2026-04-22T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Cockroach Labs](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/cockroach-labs.md>)

Topics: [Artificial Intelligence](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai.md>), [systems](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/systems.md>), [Cockroach Labs](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cockroach-labs.md>)

Tags: [ai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai.md>), [applications](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/applications.md>), [cockroach-labs](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cockroach-labs.md>), [data](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/data.md>), [finance](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/finance.md>), [infrastructure](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/infrastructure.md>), [production](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/production.md>), [systems](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/systems.md>), [teams](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/teams.md>), [workflows](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/workflows.md>)

## AI overview

Cockroach Labs hosted a private dinner where enterprise technology leaders discussed the shift from AI experimentation to production use. The discussion highlighted productivity gains alongside the difficulty of operating AI with real systems, data, and organizational constraints.

## Source excerpt

Last week in San Francisco, Cockroach Labs hosted a private dinner: "Cockroach Connect: The Enterprise Reckoning."