{"id":12141,"date":"2023-04-26T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-04-26T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/formtek.com\/blog\/?p=12141"},"modified":"2022-07-30T14:25:32","modified_gmt":"2022-07-30T22:25:32","slug":"ai-first-businesses-building-a-core-competitive-advantage-through-ai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/formtek.com\/blog\/ai-first-businesses-building-a-core-competitive-advantage-through-ai\/","title":{"rendered":"AI-First Businesses: Building a Core Competitive Advantage through AI"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Businesses need to push to keep pace with technology. Over the last decade, we&#8217;ve seen a constant transition of priorities prescribed by tech analysts for what companies should do to differentiate themselves and excel in their businesses. There has been a parade of best-practice &#8216;firsts&#8221; in the last few years: businesses should be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.simplilearn.com\/cloud-first-strategy-article#:~:text=The%20evolution%20of%20cloud%20computing,non%2Dcloud%2Dbased%20solutions.\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.simplilearn.com\/cloud-first-strategy-article#:~:text=The%20evolution%20of%20cloud%20computing,non%2Dcloud%2Dbased%20solutions.\">Cloud-First<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/bernardmarr\/2022\/04\/06\/why-every-business-needs-a-digital-first-strategy\/?sh=4aaebe3716b8\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/bernardmarr\/2022\/04\/06\/why-every-business-needs-a-digital-first-strategy\/?sh=4aaebe3716b8\">Digital-First<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.akana.com\/blog\/data-first\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.akana.com\/blog\/data-first\">Data-First<\/a>, and now <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techtarget.com\/searchenterpriseai\/feature\/The-benefits-of-an-AI-first-strategy\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.techtarget.com\/searchenterpriseai\/feature\/The-benefits-of-an-AI-first-strategy\">AI-First<\/a>. The problem is that you can only choose one thing as your first priority.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Let&#8217;s look at one of the most recent analyst recommendations: &#8216;AI-First&#8217;. An AI-first strategy means using data and AI tools to constantly model and adapt to the AI predictions for how market and customer demands will change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Deloitte says in order for companies to stay competitive, they need to jump into AI or else risk falling behind. <a href=\"https:\/\/www2.deloitte.com\/us\/en\/profiles\/psilverglate.html\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www2.deloitte.com\/us\/en\/profiles\/psilverglate.html\">Paul Silverglate<\/a>, vice chairman and US Technology sector leader for Deloitte, <a href=\"https:\/\/www2.deloitte.com\/us\/en\/insights\/industry\/technology\/ai-competitive-advantage-narrowing.html\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www2.deloitte.com\/us\/en\/insights\/industry\/technology\/ai-competitive-advantage-narrowing.html\">said that<\/a> \u201cit\u2019s like competing in Formula 1, you\u2019ve got to buy a car, learn the car, train in the car, to race the car safely to be competitive or win&#8230; Businesses report that having first-rate AI technologies is one of the most important initiatives to boost competitive advantage.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ashfontana.com\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/ashfontana.com\/\">Ash Fontana<\/a>, author of The AI-First Company, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techtarget.com\/searchenterpriseai\/feature\/The-benefits-of-an-AI-first-strategy\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.techtarget.com\/searchenterpriseai\/feature\/The-benefits-of-an-AI-first-strategy\">told TechTarget that<\/a> &#8220;an AI-first company is about building a core advantage through AI.  AI-first companies have a unique advantage by using data learning. They compound and automatically use information learned over time to increase their competitive advantage. That&#8217;s what an AI-first company does. It involves a lot more than just buying or using an AI product. 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