AI
The Five Levels of AI
AI is not one tool but five layers — machine learning, neural networks and deep learning, generative AI, AI agents, Agentic AI. You cannot skip the layers; each builds on the last. Most organizations are stuck at level 1 or 2 while competitors race to level 5.
This is the framework the rest of our AI writing rests on, so it is published in full rather than summarised here. AI Readiness sets out all five levels: what each one does, what it looks like in practice, and which of our practices moves you up which rung. It also carries a six-question self-check that places your organization on the ladder. It asks nothing about you and gives the answer immediately.
Find out which level you are actually operating at: AI Readiness
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