6 things directors can do to stop dabbling and start winning with AI
A survey by McKinsey has found that while 88 per cent of organisations use AI, only 6 per cent attribute even a small proportion of their earnings to the technology.
Atlassian’s chief people officer Avani Prabhakar with her eight-year-old pet Angel, after which she named her AI agent. Louie Douvis
Ask artificial intelligence consultant Dawid Naude to describe most Australian companies’ use of AI, and words such as “dabbling” and “overwhelmed” drop quickly from his mouth.
“I really feel like everybody’s in the same place, which is dabbling. They’re overwhelmed. There’s so much noise coming at them the whole time,” Naude says.
Sally PattenBOSS editorSally Patten edits BOSS, and writes about workplace issues. She was the financial services editor and personal finance editor of the AFR, The Age and the Sydney Morning Herald. She edited business news for The Times of London. Connect with Sally on Twitter. Email Sally at spatten@afr.com
