Jun 26, 2026 · 11 min · 9 segments
"AI will transform procurement." Sure. But which kind of AI? Doing what, exactly? That question is at the heart of this episode. We cover three AI subdomains procurement professionals should actually…
Joël Collin-DemersHostMy working definition of AI is that it's any computer system that can perform tasks that simulate human intelligence, like recognizing patterns, making predictions, understanding language, optimizing decisions, learning from experience, etc.
So here's a quick test that I came up with to figure out if a piece of content or a conversation about AI is going to be useful.
If you can swap the word artificial intelligence for computer or technology in any sentence and have it still make sense, then it means that that piece of content is not telling you anything that you don't already know.
Keep that in mind the next time you meet the term artificial intelligence out in the wild.
My working definition of AI is that it's any computer system that can perform tasks that simulate human intelligence, like recognizing patterns, making predictions, understanding language, optimizing decisions, learning from experience, etc.
So here's a quick test that I came up with to figure out if a piece of content or a conversation about AI is going to be useful.
If you can swap the word artificial intelligence for computer or technology in any sentence and have it still make sense, then it means that that piece of content is not telling you anything that you don't already know.
Keep that in mind the next time you meet the term artificial intelligence out in the wild.
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