AI is a tool. It enhances human effort and effectiveness – it is not yet a wholesale replacement for human workers, with some exceptions. I have studied AI for at least a half-dozen years, reading something AI-related nearly every single day. Why? Because it is ubiquitous. Every organization and executive leader I engage with is talking about this subject. They are determining or delivering AI-related strategy and from my research and analysis, I know that strategy must include the human‑to‑machine interface – with a human‑first approach.
Drawing on years of research and readings across leading business, technology and organizational frameworks (such as Gartner, McKinsey, Harvard, etc.), I have identified five factors – what I call the five “Ps” – that every organization, public or private, for profit or non-profit, must consider when implementing AI. They are: Purpose, People, Policy,  Process, and Platform.

AI is a tool. It enhances human effort and effectiveness – it is not yet a wholesale replacement for human workers, with some exceptions. I have studied AI for at least a half-dozen years, reading something AI-related nearly every single day. Why? Because it is ubiquitous. Every organization and executive leader I engage with is talking about this subject. They are determining or delivering AI-related strategy and from my research and analysis, I know that strategy must include the human‑to‑machine interface – with a human‑first approach.
Drawing on years of research and readings across leading business, technology and organizational frameworks (such as Gartner, McKinsey, Harvard, etc.), I have identified five factors – what I call the five “Ps” – that every organization, public or private, for profit or non-profit, must consider when implementing AI. They are: Purpose, People, Policy,  Process, and Platform. In this two-part series, we will explore all five. Today, we begin with Purpose and People.