AI Implementation with Kwong Chan

🤖 Should your company build its own AI or just buy subscriptions? 💡

Most companies rush to license ChatGPT or other cloud AI services without understanding the strategic implications. But the organizations seeing real success are those treating AI implementation as a problem-solving exercise, not just technology adoption - using proprietary data, running local models, and empowering employees to experiment from the C-suite to first-year hires.

🎙️ In the latest episode of International Business Today, "Strategic AI Implementation with Kwong Chan," host Ravi Sarathy sits down with Professor Kwong Chan, Executive Director of the DMSB AI Strategic Hub at Northeastern University, to explore:

🎯 Why companies should run open-source models locally instead of just licensing cloud AI 📊 Understanding AI bias as a strategic advantage, not a problem to eliminate 💼 How proprietary data creates competitive advantage in an AI-driven world 🚀 Building AI capabilities through experimentation and rapid feedback loops

💡 Whether you're a business leader evaluating AI investments, a manager implementing AI solutions, or preparing for an AI-integrated workplace, this episode provides practical guidance on strategic AI adoption that drives real business value.

About the guest: Kwong Chan is Academic Specialist in Marketing and Executive Director of the DMSB AI Strategic Hub at Northeastern University's D'Amore-McKim School of Business. Originally from Tasmania, Australia, he holds a PhD from Michigan State University and previously served as Associate Director at Nielsen's Telecommunication and Technology Practice Group. He has worked with Samsung, Goodyear, Visa, Nike, and General Motors, and co-authored Break the Wall: Why and How to Democratize Digital in Your Business.

Learn more about Kwong Chan: https://damore-mckim.northeastern.edu/people/kwong-chan/ Book: Break the Wall: Why and How to Democratize Digital in Your Business DMSB AI Strategic Hub: https://damore-mckim.northeastern.edu/ai-strategic-hub/ Graduate Certificate in AI Applications: https://online.northeastern.edu/certificates/ai-applications/

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