Is your business exactly the same as another business? Of course not! Your organization is unique with its own history of documents, decisions, and data. So when it comes to integrating AI into your processes, it’s going to work the best if it’s trained on that unique history. This will bring much more accurate and useful results relying on the general, public-facing AI tools.
One of the issues of training your own AI model is that your business data isn’t just stored digitally on your server, it’s also on paper in filing cabinets and desk drawers. So if you want your AI tools to do next-level work like reliable forecasting, assisting customers via chatbots, and unique content generation, you’re going to need to digitize your information.
This means all of your company information! Ideally you are already working with digital files to optimize your workflow, but there can still be a lot of rogue paper documents out there. Some of these include, but are certainly not limited to:
- Onboarding paperwork
- Formal and informal training guides
- Historical records
- Internal style guides
- Business cards
- Conference collateral
It may be tempting to save money by just using the free AI tools, but there are a significant number of issues with that avenue, as you can see in the comparison below.
