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🧩 Strategy: AI Business Roadmaps

📊 Trends: What do the Olympics and Responsible AI have in common?

🛠️ Training & Tools: Everything you wanted to Know about Data Sandboxes but were afraid to ask

🧩 Strategy

While Armand's AI Roadmap article paints a clear picture, implementing AI in business is a complex journey. As an experienced guide in this terrain, I can attest that scaling AI, adding customer value, and achieving significant ROI is no small feat. The AI landscape is evolving at warp speed, and while not every company will hit the trifecta immediately, it's a matter of 'when', not 'if'.

The key? Recognizing that AI isn't just a tech upgrade, but will require a cultural transformation in how Technology and the Business collaborate together to Win. Waiting for the perfect AI solution is like expecting a 7-year-old to become a teenager overnight. Start nurturing your AI-ready culture now, and you'll be navigating the digital landscape with ease while others are still learning to walk when the killer AI tech comes out for your company.

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"Essential Knowledge For AI Leaders - Creating a Roadmap For AI Success" Date: 8/13/24 Time: 11-12 PST

We'll dive deep into AI strategy, no floaties required. Your future self will thank you for this brain boost. Hope to see you there!

📊 Trends

Olympic AI Agenda

The Olympics is 3 days away so the timing could not be more perfect! I humbly ask that you all read The Olympic AI Agenda . It is inspirational, a great model and a true gold medal winner. Sorry, that one was just too easy :-)

Below is a comprehensive summary of the IOC's approach to AI, which can serve as a valuable model for other organizations considering AI adoption.

Here's a summary of the Olympic AI Agenda in crisp and insightful bullets:

Why important for companies:

• Demonstrates how a major global organization is embracing AI strategically

• Provides a framework for responsible AI adoption in complex, multi-stakeholder environments

• Shows how AI can be leveraged to improve operations, engagement, and sustainability

Risks:

• Acknowledges potential risks in data privacy, security, accountability, fairness, job displacement, and environmental impact

• Emphasizes the need for ongoing vigilance and responsible implementation

• Recognizes that not all risks can be identified today due to AI's rapid evolution

Inspirational for your company and others:

• Showcases a proactive approach to AI adoption while maintaining core values

• Illustrates how AI can enhance rather than replace human elements in an organization

• Demonstrates leadership in shaping the future of an industry through technology

The Olympic AI Agenda demonstrates powerful leadership in AI, inspiring both internal stakeholders and external organizations.

Vision:

"The International Olympic Committee inspires and accelerates change across global sport by embracing the potential of Artificial Intelligence to advance fairness, excellence, solidarity and the Olympic experience."

Guiding Principles:

1. Foster an ethos of integrity

2. Improve access and fairness

3. Scale creation and distribution of moments that matter

4. Honor traditions while embracing innovation

5. Collaborate for shared impact

Focus Areas:

1. Supporting Athletes, Clean Competition and Safe Sport

2. Ensuring Equal Access to the Benefits of AI

3. Optimizing Olympic and Paralympic Games Operations with a Focus on Sustainability

4. Growing Engagement with People

5. Driving Efficiency Across the Management of the IOC and Sport

If Olympic sports are not your jam, but AI lights your flame then watch the below:

🛠️ Training and Tools

For the true data geeks (Yes, please) - Stefaan Verhulst, PhD's excellent LinkedIn post serves up a feast of information on Data Sandboxes. It's enough to transform you into your organization's resident expert, faster than you can say "data-sharing agreement."

Dive into this digital sandbox:

1. What Data Sandboxes actually are (spoiler: not where data goes to play)

2. How to craft data-sharing agreements that won't make your legal team weep

3. The secret handshake of data collaboration (okay, maybe not, but close)

Prepare to impress your colleagues with your newfound sandbox wisdom. Just remember: what happens in the Data Sandbox, stays in the Data Sandbox... unless you have a proper sharing agreement, of course.