1、 MARCH 2024 Do you have an“early days”generative AI strategy?Organisations at the forefront of generative AI adoption address six key priorities to set the stage for In a recent conversation about generative AI with one of our colleagues,the CIO of a major healthcare company laid out a wide range of

2、 issues that concerned her:risk protocols,use case development,cybersecurity,ethics and bias,training and development,and many more.After a few minutes,our colleague asked the client to take a step back:“How clear are you on what you are trying to accomplish,and why?In other words,do you have a stra

3、tegy?”These questions stopped the CIO,leading her to call a series of meetings with key leaders,and ultimately the board,to create a sharper set of objectives.What emerged was a group of priorities that collectively formed what might be termed an“early days”AI strategy.Early days,becauselets face it

4、thats exactly where we are with generative AI.It was only in November 2022 that the consumer release of ChatGPT captured the worlds imagination.Since then,organisations have been struggling to keep up with the pace and potential they see in this new,general-purpose technology application.Some organi

5、sations are doing better than others,and its not too soon to start taking stock of early leaders that are leveraging generative AI to capture value and pull ahead.Across industries,were seeing these leaders tackling a number of critical priorities:Theyre navigating tensions between the need for prud

6、ence and risk mitigation,and the importance of moving quickly to grab emerging opportunities.Theyre aligning their new generative AI strategy with their existing digital and AI strategies,building on these foundations to guide their thinking rather than starting from scratch.Theyre thinking bigencou