AI and business
“It’s easy to get lost in “pie in the sky” AI dimensions……
Importance of trying your initiatives directly to business values.”
AI for executives is designed to equip leaders with the knowledge and insight on how to think AI can
be used to create values, which needs
How should you think about using AI?
How should we think about the financial case for AI?
How to scale AI deployment?
The AI needs data and models systematically into the software enabled operating core of the firm.
Every organisation is running for Digital transformation now but this requires AI enabled action for
business.
AI is a better pump – but you need to get the plumbing right
Data plumbing is characterised by
Digitization of processes, functions and capabilities.
Connectivity across IoT, supply chain, customers etc.
Integrated and holistic view of data.
Labelled and clean data.
Flexible and rapid access to data.
Modular technology architecture.
Six dimensions to be aligned between the business and AI
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Leadership needs:
Visible, credible AI leader.
Cocreation in cross functional and business unit teams.
Build network of AI champions.
Build AI skills and capabilities.
Train management, data scientists and stakeholders
Running change management programs.
Consideration of “centre of excellence” to accelerate capabilities and delivery.
Advisory oriented 1. Focus on providing
leadership
2. Developing methods,
standards and government.
3. Developing external
ecosystem.
Delivery oriented 4. Delivery of program and
platform.
AI Governance approach for board of directors and management
Understand the strategic opportunities and Develop a strategic business plan for AI
risks of AI.
Ensure identify scope of AI activity the Identify potential risks of AI across a
requires goverenance and controls. mapping of potential use cases.
Conduct a risk review. Develop an AI ethics and policies inc. the
stakeholder AI communication.
Ensure ethical AI code is in place. Ensure AI goverenance and controls to cover
3rd party advisors, internal decision making.
Decide whether to keeo, reassign or set up Ensure education and training on responsible
new goverenance responsibilties in the AI across relevant departments.
company .
Update board committees and responsibilties Implement data privacy, auditabilty and
as appropriate to cover AI responsibilities. responsible AI by design.
Ensure operational AI robustness
Consider separate audit team.
Key currency for value creation in AI world
Willingness to share data is key to building AI enabled
Customers propositions.
Increasingly interlocked ecosystems of suppliers and
Suppliers distributors need to share the data.
Trust in management will allow AI tools to shift productivity
Staff and effectiveness to a new level.
As data driven tools and algorithms gets pervasive,
Regulators regulators will get more involved.
Broader security will judge organization by how they
Society behave on AI ethical issues.