Content investment for AI – why the conversation is changing
Jinfo Blog

By Anja Chemnitz Thygesen

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Many organisations are moving quickly on AI adoption, but far more slowly on governance, trusted information, and operational readiness.

Several themes are emerging repeatedly:

• Stakeholders often focus first on AI tools rather than the information that powers them.
  
  
• Information teams continue to face the perception that "it's already in the model".
  
  
• Governance, licensing, and ownership structures are struggling to keep pace with AI adoption.
  
  
• Trusted external information becomes increasingly important as organisations move from experimentation towards operational use.
  
  
• Organisations are shifting from ROI discussions towards broader conversations about operational value, workflow improvement, and risk.
  
  
• Organisations making the strongest progress are treating AI-enabled information environments as strategic infrastructure, with sponsorship and ownership established at senior leadership level.

Taken together, the findings suggest that information managers need to position themselves and their teams as advisors on governance, trusted information, and organisational AI readiness, not simply as content providers.

Read the full analysis and actions for information managers in the new Jinfo report "Content investment for AI - building the foundation for operational value".

This is also why our next research focus on stakeholder value and AI feels like a natural continuation of the conversation.

The discussion is gradually shifting from content and tools, towards organisational value, stakeholder alignment, and the role information teams can play in helping organisations use AI effectively and responsibly.

These themes will be explored further in our upcoming June community session, and July practical workshops – register now.

As organisations move beyond AI experimentation, success increasingly depends on how effectively information teams can explain the value of trusted information, governance, and human expertise to stakeholders across the organisation.

Is this something you recognise from your work with AI?

We are always interested in hearing from our network to learn how our findings resonate with your everyday experience.

Please reach out to me or book a call to discuss how AI is currently reshaping your daily work.

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