AI & TechnologyGuide & workbook

Seven Early Warning Signs of Resistance to AI

A beginner-friendly UK small-business guide and workbook for spotting seven patterns that can stall a supervised AI pilot, testing whether the concern is valid, and agreeing clear owners, safeguards, decisions and next actions.

Pages
25
Words (approx.)
6,781
File size
698 KB
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  1. Start with a small, supervised use casePage 4 ↗
  2. Signal 1: “This is another fad”Page 6 ↗
  3. Signal 2: Meetings keep disappearingPage 7 ↗
  4. Signal 3: Documentation keeps expanding without a decisionPage 10 ↗
  5. Signal 4: Important know-how is not making it into the workPage 12 ↗
  6. Signal 5: Strong support in meetings, little delivery afterwardsPage 14 ↗
  7. Signal 6: A data-quality crisis appears at the point of testingPage 15 ↗
  8. Signal 7: “Our department is different” becomes a blanket exceptionPage 18 ↗
  9. The weekly pilot check-in SOPPage 19 ↗
  10. Seven-signal diagnosticPage 20 ↗

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  2. Use the exercises and examples to build your own practical next steps.
  3. Review your plan with the right people and qualified advisers where appropriate.

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