Digitally Curious

CHAPTER 5TOOLS TO GET YOU STARTED WITH AI

Now you’ve read some of the case studies and understood the right approach to AI in the enterprise, what tools should you be investigating and using on a daily basis? What tools are right for the broader business and your own personal use? And what tools should be considered for specific industries?

The list below is not exhaustive. Some are free to use, some offer a paid trial, some require an initial subscription, and some can be enabled by your IT department. I’ve provided a more extensive list in the resources section at the end of this book.

The issue for any manager reading this book is that your teams also have access to these tools with just a few clicks and a credit card. The research house Forrester predicted that up to 60% of staff will use personal AI tools to perform job tasks, introducing the concept of Bring Your Own AI (BYOAI).¹ This will open a flood of compliance, security, and personal data issues unless managed carefully.

Security and Data Risks

Protecting your data is vital in an enterprise environment. This means that you will have countless protocols and measures in place to make sure that private data stays private. In some fields and industries, you might even have official standards and regulations that you need to be compliant with.

Personal AI tools may not have been designed with these specific protocols and regulations in mind. Inputting data into a third-party AI tool could potentially lead to a data ...