As AI becomes more pervasive across industries and organizations, investing time and resources can make the difference between successful business outcomes and a failed AI program. Creating a comprehensive plan that drives investment in AI will have a tangible impact on the bottom line.

The artificial intelligence (AI) ecosystem was rocked recently by news that Chinese start-up DeepSeek had developed a cost-effective and competent large language model on the cheap. That revelation called into question the tens of billions of dollars that are being poured into the buildout of AI infrastructure,