AI Adoption without Training can be a very costly mistake

Описание: An 86% AI adoption rate, yet training levels haven't shifted at all.
That's the problem.
I joined Ahron Young, CEO of Ticker, to unpack why some companies are seeing extraordinary AI transformation while others are throwing money at tools and getting nothing back.

The companies winning with AI:
They did the groundwork.
They provided training. Ongoing training. Not a one-off workshop.
They created safe spaces for employees to innovate and experiment.
They built safeguards.
Some are even creating new roles: AI verification checkers and editors.
Quality control before anything goes out.

Faster and cheaper doesn't automatically mean better.

The companies struggling:
Throw AI tools at employees with "we're using AI now" as the only guidance.
No training. No policy. No strategic integration, just adoption for adoption's sake.

Then surprise, surprise, they're not seeing the value.

Here's what the data shows:
A recent State of AI report in Australia found adoption rates within organisations hit 86%, but training levels? Stagnant.

You can't expect staff to muddle their way through and call that transformation.

The biggest mistakes I'm seeing:
Treating AI as a silver bullet instead of a tool that requires support.
Using general AI consultants instead of industry-specific ones (but most are not using AI Consultants at all).

Your finance team needs a finance AI consultant.
Your communication team needs a communication AI consultant.

An AI consultant doesn't know every industry or every business function.

And this one:
"We need a tailored AI model or it won't work for us."

Look, if you have the money to build your own AI, absolutely do it, but you can customise the tools you subscribe to.

Provide context. Upload example documents. Train it on your brand voice.
Use the features properly.

If it's generic, it's because you're approaching it in a generic way.

The transformation is possible, but it requires:
Strategy before tools.
Training that's ongoing, not one-off.
Safeguards and quality control.
Support, not silver bullets.

2026 will separate the organisations that treat AI strategically from those still chasing shiny objects.

Which one will you be?
If you need some guidance, I can help.
There's a link in the comments to my course: AI Integration for Communication Leaders currently with a 40% discount to get you start on 19th Jan.
Start 2026 with a strategic approach to AI.

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