Four things to check before adding AI to your existing system

Adopting AI does not mean replacing every system you use today. You can also add just the features you need to the systems you already have. Before you start, check these four things.

1. Which tasks repeat

Start by finding the work that comes up again and again — writing documents, data entry, classification, answering enquiries. That is where the effect shows most clearly.

2. Where the data sits

Check whether the data the AI needs is inside your system, or scattered across spreadsheets and documents.

3. Whether it can connect to your system

Check whether an API or a data export is available. If that is difficult, a new integration module can be built instead.

4. Where a person checks the result

Decide whether AI output is applied directly, or only after someone reviews it. The more important the task, the more a review step is worth having.

If you are wondering where your own company should start, try the AI readiness check first.