Scientific Definition
AI strategy = decisions about which capabilities to build and where.
Plain-English Definition
AI strategy = decisions about which capabilities to build and where.
Feynman Explanation
AI strategy is not a tools strategy. It's an org strategy.
Core Principle
AI strategy = decisions about which capabilities to build and where.
Mechanisms
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Inputs (Triggers)
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Outputs (Behaviors)
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Behavioral Signature
AI strategy is not a tools strategy. It's an org strategy.
Examples
- Companies treating AI as procurement vs. as transformation.
- Fundamental framing of AI investment.
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Famous Experiments
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Design Principles
- Lead with capability questions, not vendor questions.
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Evidence
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- Lead with capability questions, not vendor questions.
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Interactive Mini Network
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Knowledge Graph Neighbors
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AI capability outpacing organizational ability to use it.
Augmentation strategy vs. substitution strategy.
Stages of organizational AI capability.
Augment when judgment matters. Automate when scale matters.
Strategic choice on AI capability sourcing.
Specialized training on domain data.
Open-weight vs. API-only models.
Concentration risk on a single AI provider.
Operating economics shaped by per-token pricing.
Written rules about how AI may be used internally.
Innovators → early adopters → majority → laggards, AI-specific.
AI system that takes actions to achieve goals, often across tools.