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Company Wants an 'AI Strategy' — Where to Start

The brief

A retailer's CEO has told the board the company will be 'AI-first,' but there's no data foundation, unclear ownership, and a dozen disconnected pilots that never scaled. You're asked to turn the ambition into a strategy: where AI creates real value, what has to be true to deliver it, and how to avoid another graveyard of pilots.

Where strong candidates start

The full evaluation rubric — including the signals interviewers reward and the red flags that sink candidates — is revealed in your scored report after a live run.

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