Artificial Intelligence is often introduced as a fix for operational problems. It rarely works that way.
AI amplifies whatever information it receives. If that information is inconsistent, incomplete, or scattered across departments, AI doesn't correct the problem — it just produces confident, faster mistakes.
Organizations that see real value from AI almost always did the unglamorous work first: connecting departments, trusting their reporting, and building a foundation of accurate information. AI follows trusted operations. It rarely creates them.