The AI-First Company

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Introduction In today’s corporate digital transformation landscape, “AI-first company” is emerging as a term that deserves real attention, not just another consultant’s buzzword. But can an incumbent truly transform to become AI-first, as Intuit is attempting, or must it be designed that way from inception, like Tesla? In my previous […]
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Deciding Between AI-Enhanced and AI-First Business Processes

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The business world is buzzing with AI experimentation. However, a structured approach for moving from experimentation to production, although necessary, is often lacking, which hinders AI’s transformative potential. This article introduces a decision-support framework, implemented as a decision tree, to help executives mitigate the risks associated with decisions relating to […]
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The Struggles Enterprises Face with Generative AI

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A few days ago I attended the strategy meeting of a portfolio company. Like all of our Synapse Partners portfolio companies, this one provides AI solutions to enterprise customers. Their initial success is in the medical devices industry. While reviewing the company’s sales pipeline and the progress of delivering the […]
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Crossing the Enterprise Generative AI Chasm

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AI solution providers and infrastructure providers committed to spend $1T on AI-related capex over the next few years, in anticipation of high demand for and heavy use of generative AI enterprise solutions. A few years ago, the automotive industry committed similar scale investments toward the development and deployment of battery […]
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Where Are We With Enterprise Generative AI?

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Despite the noise from high-tech corporations, startups, venture investors, and analysts, we are still in a very early phase of generative AI. As a result, it is hard to assume, let alone declare, that generative AI will transform every business process driving operational efficiencies, create new revenue streams, result in […]
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  • 06 February 2024
    February 6, 2024
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Enterprises Finding Value With Generative AI

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Enterprises use several different technologies, including AI, to automate their processes and create value. They are currently experimenting with generative AI to determine whether it can provide significant and enduring value. Is the enterprise’s excitement about generative AI justified? Is the size of the investments being made and planned warranted? […]
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  • 18 December 2023
    December 18, 2023
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Understanding the Costs of Enterprise Generative AI

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We are still in the early phase of enterprises adopting generative AI. However, even at this early point enterprises must understand the costs associated with the use of Large Language Models (LLMs) as they embark on developing generative AI applications. These costs can become significant. The goal of this post […]
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  • 19 September 2023
    September 19, 2023
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Succeeding in the Era of Generative AI

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As with every previous AI era, the benefits promised to the enterprise from the application of generative AI will likely be lower than those that will be achieved. To succeed, enterprises must avoid the pitfalls of the previous AI eras. Over my 40-year career in enterprise AI, I understood the […]
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