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# The Wrong Way to Buy AI Most companies waste money on AI and digital tools because they start by asking "What cool technology can we buy?" instead of "What do our customers actually need?" When you put the technology cart before the customer horse, you end up with expensive solutions that don't solve real problems—which is why companies are only getting about one-third of the value they expect from their digital investments.
Despite years of digitization, organizations capture less than one-third of the value expected from digital investments, according to McKinsey research. That’s because most big companies begin with technological capabilities and bolt applications onto them, rather than starting with customer needs a
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