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ARTICLE · 18 APRIL 2024

Five Hurdles To Overcome For AI Success

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AI is no longer new news. It is disrupting industries and opening up opportunities for new levels of efficiency and effectiveness.

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Catherine Brien
Catherine Brien
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AI is no longer new news. It is disrupting industries and opening up opportunities for new levels of efficiency and effectiveness. Executive respondents to the recentAlixPartners Digital Disruption Survey validate this, with 75% asserting that AI will be extremely important to their industry.

However, many organisations still grapple with how to approach AI – just 21% of respondents gave their companies an 'A grade' in how well they are leveraging it.

The typical questions and challenges that we hear include: "Where should we start?"; "We've spun up a number of MVPs, but they are not having an impact operationally"; "Is the right strategy for us to move first, or be a fast follower?"; "How do we manage the risks?"; and "How much will this cost?"

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