Enterprise AI Is Not a Thing

A question that might be on some of our minds: "We're looking for enterprise AI because our workload is growing and the team is already stretched." The problem with this statement is "enterprise AI". It is not a thing. The real thing is "what problems do we have [in our sales, operations, manufacturing or development workflows], and what is at our disposal now that could address them?"

Instead of just asking "Does AI really help?", do this:

Pick a giant wad of things that are either poorly automated or not automated. See if part or all of them can be automated now with AI. Build a proof of concept (lightweight, messy). Test it out. If it works, keep going.

The quick answer is YES absolutely there are efficiency gains but you have to search for them, qualify them, and test them (carefully...using...incrementalism).

Or you're just wasting time and money.