{"id":5067,"date":"2023-09-22T13:41:53","date_gmt":"2023-09-22T17:41:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/distributionstrategy.com\/?post_type=report&amp;p=5067"},"modified":"2023-09-22T13:41:53","modified_gmt":"2023-09-22T17:41:53","slug":"the-promise-and-perils-of-ai-for-distributors","status":"publish","type":"report","link":"https:\/\/distributionstrategy.com\/report\/the-promise-and-perils-of-ai-for-distributors\/","title":{"rendered":"The Promise and Perils of AI for Distributors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We are at the earliest stages of AI, and no one can predict how it will ultimately affect our world, our businesses and our careers. Fully understanding the technology, its possibilities and implications is impossible right now and yet developing any kind of edge in domain expertise can bring enormous advantages to businesses. Consider this report a starting point.<\/p>\n<p>This report is organized into three sections:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Part 1: What is AI and What Does It Do?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This section explains how AI is different than other technologies, lays out a three-part categorization for business executives and provides ideas for how AI can help distributors right now.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Part 2: Open the Pod Bay Doors, Hal. I\u2019m Getting Out.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The hazards of AI aren\u2019t theoretical and they aren\u2019t in the future \u2013 they\u2019re here now. Cybercriminals are already using this technology to commit crimes; your company is vulnerable in ways most of your employees don\u2019t understand. Read this for an overview of the risks.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Part 3: AI Will Eliminate Jobs and You Can\u2019t Stop It<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s a lot of \u201chappy talk\u201d on the internet right now (particularly on LinkedIn) about how AI is going to enhance humans\u2019 ability to do work; it\u2019s not going to replace them. The latter part of that sentiment is nonsense; AI is going to make tens of millions of jobs irrelevant, and businesses and workers need to understand and plan for this sweeping dislocation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This report is a starting point for developing any kind of edge in AI domain expertise to bring enormous advantages to your business.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":5068,"template":"","report_category":[69,64,70],"coauthors":[],"class_list":["post-5067","report","type-report","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","report_category-distribution-industry-analysis","report_category-distribution-technology","report_category-strategy"],"related_event_id":0,"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>The Promise and Perils of AI for Distributors - Distribution Strategy Group<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"This report is a starting point for developing any kind of edge in AI domain expertise to bring enormous advantages to your business.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/distributionstrategy.com\/report\/the-promise-and-perils-of-ai-for-distributors\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The Promise and Perils of AI for Distributors - 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