# The convergence of AI and data streaming - Part 1: The coming brick walls

DevFeed: [The convergence of AI and data streaming - Part 1: The coming brick walls](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/the-convergence-of-ai-and-data-streaming-part-1-the-coming-brick-walls-12688.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.redpanda.com/blog/convergence-ai-data-streaming-part-1>)

Author: Peter Corless

Published: 2026-01-13T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Redpanda](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/redpanda.md>)

Topics: [Artificial Intelligence](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai.md>), [Streaming](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/streaming.md>), [Human-AI evaluation](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/human-ai-evaluation.md>), [Large Language Model](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/llm.md>), [AI Strategy](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai-strategy.md>)

Tags: [ai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai.md>), [chatgpt](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/chatgpt.md>), [evaluation](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/evaluation.md>), [gemini](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/gemini.md>), [google](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/google.md>), [linkedin](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/linkedin.md>), [streaming](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/streaming.md>)

## AI overview

This first part of a series examines the convergence of Artificial Intelligence and real-time data streaming in enterprise-scale systems. It argues that the AI industry's reliance on batch training creates systemic limits and that real-time data enrichment and streaming will be increasingly important. The article also presents a d20 drawing test for evaluating AI systems and compares results from ChatGPT, Gemini, Gemini / Nano Banana Pro, and Google Veo.

## Source excerpt

If we can't get an AI to draw a realistic d20, how can we "roll the dice" on it? Learn about AI's limits and strategies to overcome them.