Business and strategy

Use case

A specific task or process where AI is applied, such as drafting responses to customer emails or extracting data from invoices. Strong use cases have a clear owner, measurable value, available data and tolerable consequences when the AI is wrong.


Where this is taught

22Finding and prioritising use cases
Where AI genuinely helps a team, how to find those places, and how to choose what to do first without chasing hype.

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