Working Toward Real ROI
To achieve significant financial benefits from AI, companies must engage in these four categories of activities
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Chance of achieving significant financial benefits with each activity (%)
DISCOVERING AI
BUILDING AI
SCALING AI
Discovering AI
Implementing AI in targeted applications
TALENT
INFRASTRUCTURE
ORGANIZATIONAL
LEARNING WITH AI
STRATEGY
Investing in data, technology,
and algorithms
Developing technical
AI skills
Incorporating AI into the overall business strategy
14%
2%
3%
Adopting AI solutions broadly
ALIGNED PRODUCTION
AND CONSUMPTION
Applying AI pervasively
BEYOND
AUTOMATION
12%
Building AI
Advancing to organizational use
6%
Structuring human-AI
interaction
ROLES
2%
Improving human-AI
learning
KNOWLEDGE
22%
Scaling AI
Applying AI broadly in embedded solutions
Developing technical
AI skills
TALENT
3%
Incorporating AI into the overall business strategy
STRATEGY
14%
Adopting AI solutions broadly
ALIGNED PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION
6%
Applying AI pervasively
BEYOND
AUTOMATION
12%
Building AI
Advancing to organizational use
Improving
human-AI
learning
KNOWLEDGE
12%
Structuring
human-AI interaction
ROLES
22%
Scaling AI
Applying AI broadly in embedded solutions