AI is infiltrating our everyday lives with many tools and technologies now boasting some form of AI capability. However, it’s easy to forget that AI is a complex technology that needs careful consideration and strategic planning before implementing in any business. Below are three things to consider before implementing AI into your business.
Understand how you’re going to work with AI
Don’t just adopt AI because everyone else is. AI is a large investment for businesses so it’s important to understand if it will bring a ROI and improve productivity across different departments. We recommend carry out an exercise across departments to identify the tasks that could be completed by AI and how much time that could save.
Understand your data
Before the adoption of AI in business, a data governance exercise needs to be carried out. Turning on an AI solution before fully understanding the data your team will have access to puts you at risk of exposing sensitive company data.
AI can’t replace people
It’s important to educate your business that AI isn’t there to replace people. In fact, AI isn’t 100% accurate and so still needs the human element to review its output. What’s important to understand is the improvement it can make to productivity even with the added time required to check the work. That’s also why we don’t recommend using AI for business-critical decisions.
Microsoft 365 Copilot
If you are considering implementing AI tools within your organisation, we recommend Microsoft 365 Copilot. This tool integrates with all your organisational data within your Microsoft 365 Suite allowing for increased productivity and efficiency of business processes. As a trusted Microsoft Solutions Partner, we can help your business adopt Copilot whilst sticking to our core AI principles to ensure that your data is safe and protected. Get in touch today to get started with streamlining your business processes.