GenAI can have a big impact, with a little patience

GenAI can have a big impact, with a little patience
GenAI projects don't result in sudden and dramatic rise in productivity. (Image: Getty)
Ben Moore
The idea that deploying generative artificial intelligence tools is a simple way to improve productivity has proven untrue.New Zealand organisations are discovering that realising significant improvements from generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) tool rollout requires time and structured implementation.Accenture NZ data and AI lead Miles Fordyce said people in NZ originally had heightened expectations when GenAI was introduced.“People saw AI, and they went, ‘Well, this is amazing'. Then all of a sudden, they went very quic...

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