The difference between an AI team and an AI research laboratory
For companies, setting up an AI department is an important part of successfully building and implementing artificial intelligence on a large scale. While the main task of the AI Center of Excellence is to drive the execution, professionalization, and scaling of AI, some companies also have an AI research lab.
Although an AI CoE and an AI research lab are fundamentally different, many fail to distinguish between the two. This poses the risk of making incorrect decisions when it comes to staffing and building a team that can create a AI-first culture.
Read this article to learn more about the key differences between an AI team and an AI research lab, and to avoid costly mistakes. The article is only available in English.
Author of the article:
Tristan Post, Senior AI Strategist
AI Team vs. AI Research Lab
For organizations, a big part of successfully building and deploying artificial intelligence at scale is establishing an AI unit. While it is mainly the role of the AI Center of Excellence to drive the execution, professionalization and scaling of AI, some organizations also have an AI Research Lab. Even though an AI CoE and an AI Research Lab are fundamentally different, many fail to distinguish between the two. This runs the risk of making the wrong decisions when it comes to staffing and building a team that can create an AI first culture. In this article we are looking at the main differences between an AI team and an AI Research lab in order to avoid costly mistakes.
Tristan Post
Senior AI Strategist