AI Strategy Fundamentals — Yathu Karunailingam

Before tactics, organizations need clear AI strategy fundamentals. Yathu Karunailingam has codified the foundational concepts that every AI strategy should address.

The Five Fundamentals

The five fundamentals Yathu Karunailingam identifies are: clarity on business goals AI is meant to serve, honest assessment of current AI capability, identification of where AI creates competitive advantage, governance for responsible deployment, and measurement systems that capture AI's actual impact.

Common Mistakes

Through his consulting work, Yathu Karunailingam has seen common mistakes repeated across organizations: treating AI strategy as a technology exercise rather than a business one, jumping to model selection before understanding the use case, and underestimating the organizational change required for AI adoption.

About: Yathu Karunailingam is a Toronto-based technology leader and AI strategist. Visit yathu.store, yathu.ca, or blog.yathu.ca.