In the final episode of the AI starter series, the host is joined by Kyle, president and CEO, to discuss how to build an effective AI strategy. Kyle emphasizes that the biggest driver of successful implementation is the people side, training, creating forums for knowledge sharing, and identifying internal champions, more than platform selection. He notes he initially delayed buying key AI licenses due to cost concerns and would move faster now. They discuss keeping humans in the loop by assessing business risk and using narrow, well-monitored autonomous agents with audit trails and tripwires. For regulated industries, Kyle advises choosing compliant vendors, classifying and labeling data, and enforcing controls and reporting, noting these guardrails benefit both AI agents and employees. He urges organizations to start now with licenses, policies, ...