What 300 information managers want you to know about AI - OpenText Blogs
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What 300 information managers want you to know about AI - OpenText Blogs
You bought the AI tool. Nobody uses it. $200/month just sitting there.
That's not a you problem. That's a data problem nobody warned you about.
A survey of 300 information managers just confirmed wh
You bought the AI tool. Nobody uses it. $200/month just sitting there.
That's not a you problem. That's a data problem nobody warned you about.
A survey of 300 information managers just confirmed what I see inside businesses every week. Most AI tools fail not because the technology is bad — but because the data feeding them is a mess. Your CRM, your accounting software, your ops tools — none of them were built to talk to AI. So the AI guesses. Or it delivers garbage. And you look like you wasted the budget.
Here's the insight that changes everything: before you add any AI tool, spend 20 minutes asking one question — "Where does this tool get its information, and how clean is that data?" If the vendor can't answer that simply, walk away.
That one filter alone will save you from 80% of bad AI investments. No ripping out systems. No team retraining. Just a better question before you buy.
The businesses winning with AI right now aren't buying more tools. They're buying smarter.
What's the biggest disconnect you've seen between what an AI tool promised and what it actually delivered inside your business?
