EP 577: AI Isn't Your Company’s Advantage. AI Is Just the Internet.

Using AI isn't a competitive advantage anymore. 🤦It's just like using the internet. If your company is stuck in AI slow motion or spending too much time TRYING to be innovative with AI, you need to listen to this show. Don't miss this episode. Newsletter: Sign up for our free daily newsletterMore on this Episode: Episode PageJoin the discussion: Thoughts on this? Join the convo and connect with other AI leaders on LinkedIn.Upcoming Episodes: Check out the upcoming Everyday AI Livestream lineupWebsite: YourEverydayAI.comEmail The Show: [email protected] with Jordan on LinkedInTopics Covered in This Episode:Companies’ Outdated View of AI as a DifferentiatorAI as Baseline Technology, Like the Internet“AI vs. Internet” Test for Strategy ValiditySuperficial Use of “AI Powered” in MarketingWidespread, Unconscious AI Use by Employees and CustomersUniversal Expectation for Companies to Be AI NativeTech Sector Layoffs and Productivity Tied to AI AdoptionAgile Startups Threatening Slow AI AdoptersIntegration of AI Seamlessly into Web Tools (Google, Bing)Major Providers Offering Free AI ToolsAI’s Pervasiveness in Fortune 500 and Customer ExpectationsAI Improving and Compressing Business CommunicationsEarly AI Adopters’ Profit vs. Late Adopters’ Missed ROINecessity to Treat AI as Infrastructure, Not InnovationRecommendations: Employee Training, Custom Use Cases, First-Party DataWarning Against Superficial AI IntegrationUrgent Need for Process Reengineering for True AI AdvantageTimestamps:00:00 "Hot Take: AI Overhyped as Innovation"06:22 "Test Exposes Weak AI Strategies"07:41 AI: The Corporate Quick Fix13:16 AI Layoffs Drive New Competitors14:25 AI Strategy: A Competitive Imperative20:57 Embrace AI or Fall Behind22:55 AI's Growing Independence from Middlemen28:23 "Train Everyone in AI Basics"31:11 Capturing Institutional Knowledge34:50 AI Strategy: Rethink, Don't Tweak37:54 Effective AI Usage and Adoption40:44 Feedback on AI CommentaryKeywords:Generative AI, AI strategy, company AI advantage, digital transformation, business innovation, artificial intelligence, ChatGPT, large language models, AI implementation, AI-powered companies, AI enablement, AI versus Internet test, business processes, AI native, competitive advantage, AI adoption, AI disruption, Internet powered, AI expectations, enterprise AI, Microsoft Copilot, Google Gemini, OpenAI, Anthropic Claude, AI in business, customer expectations, agentic AI, first party data collection, reasoning data, RAG, AI use cases, productivity gains, AI training, business automation, workplace AI, upskilling, reskilling, institutional knowledge, data-driven AI, tech innovation, AI benchmarks, iterative AI process, AI in customer service, AI impact on jobs, business agility, late AI adopters, ROI on AI, cloud transformation, AI electricity analogy, business scalability, business moats, decision-making AI, AI market growth, AI infrastructure, future of work.Send Everyday AI and Jordan a text message. (We can't reply back unless you leave contact info) Start Here ▶️Not sure where to start when it comes to AI? Start with our Start Here Series. You can listen to the first drop -- Episode 691 -- or get free access to our Inner Cricle community and all episodes: StartHereSeries.com Also, here's a link to the entire series on a Spotify playlist.