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The risks of building AI strategy on sand

Simon Harrison on the CTO Academy Podcast

#5 The Risks of Building an AI Strategy on Sand – CTO Academy

The risks of building an AI strategy on sand

Simon Harrison is featured in episode 5 of the CTO Academy podcast

In this episode Simon explains some of the things to consider before you throw your data at AI tools

Sanjay Mistry hosts this fireside chat and asks questions around what needs to be in place before AI can sensibly be put to good use in a business

Example questions include

Q. I have loads of data in my business, can I just point AI at my data and get results
A . No, that is like building on sand. you need to make sure your data is fit for purpose

The conversation explains some ways of making your data is fit for purpose including finding the balance technical ability in data engineers and business knowledge.

How you could bridge the gaps in knowledge

Making sure your data is good enough, not perfect, but good enough to make sure your decisions using that data are reliable

Simon talks about some of the risks of incomplete data using for model training

Doberman or Dachsund?

A Doberman dog a Dachsund dog

You just don’t know what you don’t know

How to start on your AI journey

You can catch the episode here

#5 The Risks of Building an AI Strategy on Sand – CTO Academy

If you want to understand whether your data is fit for purpose you might benefit from our management information health check

Simon and his team get under the hood to understand the quality control in your business and assess the efficiency and controls used to generate your management information

Management Information Health check – Select Distinct

By Simon Harrison

Simon Harrison Founder of Select Distinct Limited and a business intelligence expert