How is AI transformation different from digital transformation?
Digital transformation moved processes into software systems of record. AI transformation lets software interpret information and make or propose decisions inside those processes, which introduces new requirements: evaluation, guardrails, human review and governance.
Digital transformation moved work from paper and people onto software that follows explicit rules. AI transformation targets the steps those rules could not handle: reading unstructured documents, classifying messy requests, drafting replies, making judgement calls. It also changes how quality is managed. Rule-based software is right or wrong by design, while AI systems need evals, confidence thresholds and human review paths because they are right most of the time rather than always.
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