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HBR IdeaCast

Setting AI Projects Up for Success

Dec 5, 2023
Learn how to successfully navigate AI projects with five critical steps: selection, development, evaluation, adoption, and management. Understand the challenges of trust and user adoption in AI, balancing speed and effectiveness, recognizing and changing course in AI experiments, and the cyclical nature and value of AI projects.
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Quick takeaways

  • Choosing the right project is critical for AI success, focusing on impact and feasibility while understanding the intended audience helps involve them in the process.
  • Evaluation is crucial for AI projects, requiring attention to ethical considerations, unintended consequences, long-term effects, and constant evaluation and improvement.

Deep dives

Failure Rate of AI Projects

AI projects have a higher failure rate compared to traditional IT projects. This is due to the probabilistic nature of AI, which adds complexity and uncertainty. AI projects can fail at different stages, such as selecting a project that does not add value, low accuracy of algorithms, or the presence of biases. Trust is crucial for AI projects, as users need to believe in the product and its developers.

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