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  Author: Marcos Novo
  Site: firstmileproblem.com
  Contact: marcosnovo [at] gmail.com
  About: https://firstmileproblem.com/about/

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  A field definition of "the first-mile problem" — why AI initiatives fail
  at the start of the data pipeline, where data is created, collected and
  prepared, rather than at the model. Plus the evidence, a glossary and an
  AI-ready data checklist.

  Last updated: 2026-10-15
  Language: English
  Doctype: HTML5
  Standards: HTML5, CSS3, semantic markup, WCAG 2.1 AA
  Components: hand-written HTML, CSS and vanilla JavaScript — no frameworks

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  The sharpest current wording of the idea is Anu Jain's (Nexus Cognitive),
  on The AI Forecast, a Cloudera podcast. Earlier uses of "first mile" in
  data work go back to at least 2011 — see /origin/. Found an error or an
  earlier use? Write to the contact above; corrections are logged at
  https://firstmileproblem.com/about/#corrections