{"id":22352,"date":"2024-12-16T10:04:43","date_gmt":"2024-12-16T09:04:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timoelliott.com\/blog\/?p=22352"},"modified":"2024-12-16T10:04:43","modified_gmt":"2024-12-16T09:04:43","slug":"why-2025-is-the-year-of-the-tortoise-when-it-comes-to-ai-adoption","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timoelliott.com\/blog\/2024\/12\/why-2025-is-the-year-of-the-tortoise-when-it-comes-to-ai-adoption.html","title":{"rendered":"Why 2025 is the Year of the Tortoise when it comes to AI adoption"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"870\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/timoelliott.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/hare-and-tortoise.jpg?resize=1024%2C870&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"A hare and a tortoise on a white background\" class=\"wp-image-22353\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/timoelliott.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/hare-and-tortoise.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/timoelliott.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/hare-and-tortoise.jpg?resize=608%2C517&amp;ssl=1 608w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/timoelliott.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/hare-and-tortoise.jpg?resize=768%2C653&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Gartner, we\u2019ve passed the peak of inflated expectations for AI, and we\u2019re heading towards the \u201ctrough of disillusionment\u201d \u2014 organizations are struggling to get business value out of AI even as companies continue to invest billions in new models.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I believe one of the causes of confusion is that there are two very different AI trends going on at the same time.&nbsp; There\u2019s the hare, using AI for personal productivity. And the tortoise, using AI for corporate processes.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>First, the hare: Depending on the survey, around 30% of professionals say they use AI at work on a regular basis. And all the data says that the more people use AI, the more valuable they find it.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/soEPN4n8GDQ?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>But time saved by individuals is not necessarily the same as ROI for the organization\u2013 there are lots of anecdotal reports of people using AI to do their jobs faster, but not telling their bosses, because they don\u2019t want to get told off for using it with corporate data, or they are worried that their bosses will give them extra work, or even replace them with an algorithm.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And that brings us to the tortoise. The vast majority of AI value will come from embedding it directly into your existing workflows and systems, in ways that it \u201cjust works\u201d, in the same way we\u2019ve gotten used to algorithms in our regular lives, from autocorrect to Google translate, or automated Spotify playlists.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But it\u2019s going to be harder. We\u2019re moving from the idea that&nbsp; \u201cAI will change everything tomorrow\u201d to&nbsp; \u201cIt will change everything eventually, but only if we do it right.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All the analysts agree that we\u2019re now entering into the tortoise phase of AI, moving from exploration to construction, and that 2025 will be the year of Enterprise AI adoption.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Gartner, 92% of CIOs believe AI will be implemented in their organizations next year\u2014more than any other technology. Unfortunately, today, only 20% of companies are approaching AI strategically.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And so, unsurprisingly, Gartner says that having an AI strategy is the #1 priority for CIOs in the coming year, closely followed by data and analytics. And when trying to implement AI, the number one obstacle is legacy, non-cloud systems, followed by a lack of skills and data complexity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You all know the fable: the tortoise might be slow, but it wins the race.\u00a0And in this case, the race isn\u2019t just about who adopts AI first\u2014it\u2019s about who gets it right.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So will your organization be ready to cross the finish line? <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019re moving from the idea that\u00a0 \u201cAI will change everything tomorrow\u201d to\u00a0 \u201cIt will change everything eventually, but only if we do it right.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":22353,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22352","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-thoughts"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/timoelliott.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/hare-and-tortoise.jpg?fit=1024%2C870&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3X9RF-5Ow","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/timoelliott.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22352","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/timoelliott.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/timoelliott.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timoelliott.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timoelliott.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22352"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/timoelliott.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22352\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22354,"href":"https:\/\/timoelliott.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22352\/revisions\/22354"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timoelliott.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22353"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/timoelliott.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22352"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timoelliott.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22352"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timoelliott.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22352"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}