{"id":65409,"date":"2026-01-22T13:52:01","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T18:52:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/?p=65409"},"modified":"2026-01-22T13:52:01","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T18:52:01","slug":"how-best-to-use-ai-in-my-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/?p=65409","title":{"rendered":"How best to use AI in my business?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>What&#8217;s the best article or book that will show me how to include AI in my business?<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">That was the question I asked Perplexity.ai this morning and here&#8217;s the answer I got<\/p>\n<p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\" style=\"padding-left: 40px; text-align: left;\">The single best starting point for most business leaders right now is\u00a0<strong>\u201cThe AI Advantage: How to Put the Artificial Intelligence Revolution to Work\u201d by Thomas H. Davenport<\/strong>; it is explicitly written to show managers how to identify use cases and implement AI in existing organizations. For a shorter, highly practical \u201cdo this first\u201d guide, pair it with a recent step\u2011by\u2011step AI implementation article targeted at businesses, such as Upwork\u2019s \u201cA Practical Guide to AI Implementation for Business Leaders.\u201d<span class=\"inline-flex\" data-state=\"closed\">\u200b<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"best-book-to-start-with\" class=\"mb-2 mt-4 font-sans font-semimedium visRefresh2026Fonts:font-bold text-base first:mt-0 md:text-lg [hr+&amp;]:mt-4\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Best book to start with<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"marker:text-quiet list-disc\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li class=\"py-0 my-0 prose-p:pt-0 prose-p:mb-2 prose-p:my-0 [&amp;&gt;p]:pt-0 [&amp;&gt;p]:mb-2 [&amp;&gt;p]:my-0\">\n<p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\"><strong>The AI Advantage (Thomas H. Davenport)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"marker:text-quiet list-disc\">\n<li class=\"py-0 my-0 prose-p:pt-0 prose-p:mb-2 prose-p:my-0 [&amp;&gt;p]:pt-0 [&amp;&gt;p]:mb-2 [&amp;&gt;p]:my-0\">\n<p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\">Focuses on where AI actually creates business value, with many concrete examples of deployment in real companies.<span class=\"inline-flex\" aria-label=\"10 AI Books Every Business Leader Should Read | Generation Digital\" data-state=\"closed\">\u200b<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"py-0 my-0 prose-p:pt-0 prose-p:mb-2 prose-p:my-0 [&amp;&gt;p]:pt-0 [&amp;&gt;p]:mb-2 [&amp;&gt;p]:my-0\">\n<p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\">Walks through selecting use cases, organizing data, building a portfolio of AI projects, and managing change, which is exactly what most owners\/executives need to operationalize AI rather than just understand the technology.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>If you only read one book to help you\u00a0<em>implement<\/em>\u00a0AI in your existing business, this is the most directly applicable, execution\u2011oriented option.<\/li>\n<li class=\"py-0 my-0 prose-p:pt-0 prose-p:mb-2 prose-p:my-0 [&amp;&gt;p]:pt-0 [&amp;&gt;p]:mb-2 [&amp;&gt;p]:my-0\">\n<p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\"><span class=\"inline-flex\" aria-label=\"10 AI Books Every Business Leader Should Read | Generation Digital\" data-state=\"closed\">\u200b<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-65413\" src=\"https:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/The-AI-Advantage.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"322\" height=\"435\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>To buy it, click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/The-AI-Advantage-audiobook\/dp\/B07VXXS8B9\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=37GEN0GWQCGC&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.NBQY5QXYVtIywbUCFTYGJF-uLNaDoPKbn8sFpAawq-FVgBQJTj4UT-FYqf8e4aQTIpMDfKk5JP4i3JAVSnOL20gVZJZe-3WmxUboHvgljT3S4UgZRzt-vWbz_-mjk2AC_BS4_f7yjGiR8t9Tgf8mku8U0YasGnIM1OfxO0gUZPsLWhFPYJ3j7N6FZT1kJEmHoNWKP_n5M2MnXqiEWu77T1Nqpst79_unb4EY2_lq1oA.Up47hPLERmr__wGSOi56wEUAKzxtKTUqqvIRu5o5Bg8&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;keywords=the+ai+advantage+by+thomas+h.+davenport&amp;qid=1769106001&amp;sprefix=%2Caps%2C128&amp;sr=8-1\"><strong>here.<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"best-short-article--playbook\" class=\"mb-2 mt-4 font-sans font-semimedium visRefresh2026Fonts:font-bold text-base first:mt-0 md:text-lg [hr+&amp;]:mt-4\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Best short article \/ playbook<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"marker:text-quiet list-disc\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li class=\"py-0 my-0 prose-p:pt-0 prose-p:mb-2 prose-p:my-0 [&amp;&gt;p]:pt-0 [&amp;&gt;p]:mb-2 [&amp;&gt;p]:my-0\">\n<p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\"><strong>\u201cA Practical Guide to AI Implementation for Business Leaders\u201d (Upwork)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"marker:text-quiet list-disc\">\n<li class=\"py-0 my-0 prose-p:pt-0 prose-p:mb-2 prose-p:my-0 [&amp;&gt;p]:pt-0 [&amp;&gt;p]:mb-2 [&amp;&gt;p]:my-0\">\n<p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\">Lays out a phased roadmap: set business goals for AI, assess readiness (data, infrastructure, culture), prioritize high\u2011impact use cases, then integrate and deploy into real workflows.<span class=\"inline-flex\" aria-label=\"A Practical Guide to AI Implementation for Business Leaders - Upwork\" data-state=\"closed\">\u200b<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"py-0 my-0 prose-p:pt-0 prose-p:mb-2 prose-p:my-0 [&amp;&gt;p]:pt-0 [&amp;&gt;p]:mb-2 [&amp;&gt;p]:my-0\">\n<p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\">Emphasizes avoiding \u201ctoy pilots\u201d by tying AI to specific processes like routing customer tickets, generating recommendations, or automating invoice processing, which makes it very actionable as a first implementation checklist.<span class=\"inline-flex\" aria-label=\"A Practical Guide to AI Implementation for Business Leaders - Upwork\" data-state=\"closed\">\u200b<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\" style=\"text-align: left;\">If you prefer something even more tactical for small or mid\u2011sized businesses, you could also skim \u201cImplement AI in Small Business: A Practical Guide,\u201d which focuses on concrete areas like customer service, marketing, and operations and how to get started cheaply with off\u2011the\u2011shelf tools.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>An AI Apology from NYSEG<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">This morning an idiot driver hit a NYSEG electricity pole and actually broke it in half.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Later, NYSEG called me to apologize for my electricity outage.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">On my voice mail, Apple AI translated the company&#8217;s name to &#8220;nice egg&#8221; &#8212;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Which is accurate.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-65418\" src=\"https:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/nice-eggs.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"391\" height=\"255\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Sort of funny<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-65419\" src=\"https:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/assistedd-living.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"320\" height=\"392\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>TACO rides again<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">This is NASDAQ Composite Index over the last five days &#8212; covering\u00a0 up to 1:50 PM EST when I posted this.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-65420\" src=\"https:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IXIC-Five-Days.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"643\" height=\"391\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Good news<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The Australian Tennis Open is playing. And there&#8217;s some really good tennis.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">My injured calf muscle is recovering. I figure I&#8217;ll be back playing next week.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Google, Amazon META, Nvidia and Apple are bouncing today. And so are gold, silver and uranium, but not copper.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Go figure.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">TACO stands for <em>Trump Always Chickens Out.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-65422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Beard.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"518\" height=\"520\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Beard.jpg 518w, https:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Beard-200x200.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 518px) 100vw, 518px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">See you tomorrow. <em>Harry Newton<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What&#8217;s the best article or book that will show me how to include AI in my business? That was the question I asked Perplexity.ai this morning and here&#8217;s the answer I got The single best starting point for most business leaders right now is\u00a0\u201cThe AI Advantage: How to Put the Artificial Intelligence Revolution to Work\u201d [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-65409","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65409","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=65409"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65409\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":65425,"href":"https:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65409\/revisions\/65425"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=65409"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=65409"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=65409"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}