New Year, New AI
2025-01-01 | tags: thoughts
Four cubes with numbers on them which spell '2025.' (The first three cubes spell '202' and the last cube is rolling over from '4' to '5.')  Photo by BoliviaInteligente on Unsplash.

Welcome to 2025! Want to improve your chances of AI success this year? These five steps should set you on the right path.

(Yes, this is the exact same list I posted on Cyber Monday. I'll keep posting it as long as it holds true. Which will probably be a while …)

1/ Get the leadership team up to speed on AI. Execs who understand what AI can(not) do are in a much better position to decide how the company will use it.

2/ Make a plan. Not only will this add structure to your efforts, it will also tell you when things are going awry.

3/ Get your house in order. All that fancy AI relies on clean, correct data supplied by a solid infrastructure.

4/ Involve your legal and PR teams early. Lawsuits due to allegedly purloined training data can be costly. The same goes for a wave of bad press due to malfunctioning AI bots.

5/ Work with a professional. Someone who has end-to-end experience with AI can dramatically reduce your risk and improve your chances of success.

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