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What do you need for AI training? The requirements
Before AI training even makes sense, a few things need to be in place in your business. What those are — and which supposed requirements actually aren't.
For AI training, a business needs three things: a specifically named process that currently costs time or orders, existing content or data to work with, and a person who is authorized to make decisions. Technical expertise is explicitly not required.
01 — Requirements
What you need for AI training
- A clearly defined trigger. Not “we should do something with AI,” but a process that demonstrably costs time or orders today.
- Existing content or data. AI training works with what's already there. The more complete the starting point, the shorter the setup.
- Access to the systems involved. Whoever manages the credentials needs to be involved from the start — this is, in our experience, the most common cause of delays.
- One decision-making contact person. One, not three.
- Willingness to refine after launch. The first weeks in real operation show what was missing in the concept. That's normal and accounted for.
02 — Participation
What we need from you
- A contact person who can make decisions — not just forward them.
- Access to the affected systems, in time and not on launch day.
- Real examples from daily business — the messier, the more useful for testing.
- Two to four hours for coordination, distributed over the project duration.
- An answer to the question of what success means. Without it, nothing can be assessed afterward.
03 — Fit
When it's worth it
- The process in question occurs at least weekly.
- It follows rules you can write down — even if there are exceptions.
- Today it's manual work that no one enjoys doing.
- There's one person who decides, not three who need to coordinate.
- You can name what would tell you it worked.
04 — Questions
Frequently asked questions
Can we do this online as well?
Yes, then usually in two half-days instead of one full day — concentrated screen work over eight hours doesn't work well.
Do you also cover industry-specific applications?
Yes, as far as known in advance. Bring your typical tasks — quote texts, protocols, customer correspondence — and we'll practice on exactly those instead of generic examples.
Won't that be outdated after three months?
The tools change, the mindset doesn't. The focus is on when such a system is appropriate and how you verify its output — that remains valid even if the interface looks different.
What if individual employees don't want to?
That happens and it's not a disaster. We train everyone equally, but no one is forced to use it — experience shows that changes on its own once colleagues see the benefits.
Do our people need prior knowledge?
No. We start from zero and divide the exercises according to prior knowledge. Experience shows that every team has both extremes.
Is this also useful for executives who don't do much typing themselves?
Yes, for a different reason: They need to be able to assess where these tools make sense in the team and where risks lie — that's independent of whether they work with them daily themselves.
Do we get materials?
Yes: the slides, a collection of proven prompts for your tasks, and the usage policy as an editable document.
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