How do you start to make a plan to address workplace AI?
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—Brian (July 2024)
This is like a plan to plan, not the actual plan. I want to look at things like:
- What are you trying to solve?
- How do you craft AI policies. (Not what they are, but how do you make them)
- Implementing AI tools top-down versus bottom-up
- Enabling / empowering employees (but still in a way that’s compliant, etc.)
- How AI projects differ from IT projects
- Setting realistic goals
Also:
What do you need to do first, before you start planning for AI? Don’t make the faster horse. If your company has a lot of bad processes, AI will just make those bad processes run way faster. That is not solving the right goal.
- Audit user access rights
- Many tools will super-charge user search, allowing employees to quickly find everything they have access to, catching many companies off guard
- Train employees on the dangers
- Establish AI usage policies
Remember lots of things have AI which employees don’t even realize
What does your company need to know? Do you value data? Are you email driven? Written word driven?
- What should you plan to formalize, versus leaving up to the employees to figure out on their own?
- Developing AI literacy across the organization
- Creating ethical guidelines for AI use
- Continuous learning and adaptation
- Addressing potential resistance to AI integration