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5 Ways You Are Sabotaging AI As A Leader
The key mistakes that are derailing AI potential and burning investment
In recent weeks, with various tech announcements, we have started to hear shouts of the AI bubble bursting.
Prior to that, we got the long overdue phrase “AI washing” to name the inevitable trend of companies including the term Artificial Intelligence all over financial results and startup pitch decks just to capitalise on the buzz.
With growing skepticism that AI can deliver on the promises made, scrutiny will turn to the technology, the capabilities of the tech and those that built it.
I’d like to shine the spotlight on the business leaders, founders, CEOs and decision makers, their role in the success or failure of AI investment and the mistakes that I have seen over the past 2 years that have brought us here.
Let’s start with the big one, shall we?
1. Prioritising AI for AI’s sake
This happens with every single technology hype. I call it “shiny object syndrome” and it comes hand in hand with FOMO. We want the next big thing, the most sophisticated technology, to keep up with the industry. And we don’t slow down to think about what it is for.
