# How to Make an AI Project More Likely to Succeed

https://blog.cynexia.com/how-to-make-an-ai-project-more-likely-to-succeed

Published: 2018-08-13
Categories: LinkedIn cross-post


HBR's list of steps to making your AI projects more likely to be successful:

\- ensure your purpose is clear. AI only adds value in the context of your business model and processes.

\- chose carefully what you automate - the value is in expanding human effectiveness, not replacing humans entirely

\- pick the right data - more data isnt necessarially better - you need the right data.

\- finally, move people to higher value tasks - AI doesn't really reduce labour costs or headcount, it allows you to better use those people.  
[https://hbr.org/2018/07/how-to-make-an-ai-project-more-likely-to-succeed](<https://hbr.org/2018/07/how-to-make-an-ai-project-more-likely-to-succeed>)Start by having a clear sense of its goals.