The turbulent era of AI is already here: the decisions your company must make now
What's changing? After years of controlled experimentation with AI, we are now in what experts call the "turbulent era": AI models are more powerful but less predictable, prices are falling drastically, and new capabilities emerge every week. This is similar to what happened with the internet 25 years ago: creative chaos before everything stabilizes.
For non-technical professionals, this means one thing: competitive advantage is no longer "having AI", but knowing how to integrate it strategically into your business.
What's the real risk? Companies that wait for everything to "stabilize" will lose the edge. Competitors who experiment now will have two years of accumulated experience. It's like waiting for the Internet to be "perfect" before having a website in 1998.
In Latin America, this is especially relevant because we have fewer resources than competitors in other markets. Our advantage must be the speed of experimentation: testing AI in small processes, measuring results, scaling what works.
What decisions are urgent? You need to identify what your first AI use case will be (customer service, data analysis, content generation). Then, allocate a small budget to experiment. It's not about total transformation, but starting with a small but real step.
Source: Gates Notes
What does this mean for you?
Meet with your team this week and make a list of 3 processes that consume the most time. Choose one and research how AI could reduce that time by 50%. This doesn't require a large budget, just curiosity and willingness to experiment.