# 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

Related: AI center of excellence, AI-pilled, Chief AI Officer

Source: https://redfinchadvisory.com/lexicon/ai-champion (version 1.0, changed 2026-10-21)