AI champion

A person driving AI adoption and enablement inside a team or function.

The local person who helps colleagues actually use the tools, surfaces use cases, and connects the floor to the central AI effort. Embedded and usually part-time and unofficial, unlike a central, dedicated center of excellence (CoE).

Also called

  • AI ambassador
  • AI advocate

Often confused with

  • Forward deployed engineer An engineer who works inside a business unit to build a working solution for the company through to production.

Related

  • AI center of excellence An enterprise org that is dedicated to improving the usability of AI within the company.
  • AI-pilled A person, team, or company that is fully on board with working AI-first.
  • Chief AI Officer A senior executive who is accountable for your company's AI strategy, adoption and governance.

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