{"id":148229,"date":"2025-06-17T07:07:18","date_gmt":"2025-06-17T07:07:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.sap.com\/africa\/?p=148229"},"modified":"2025-06-17T07:07:18","modified_gmt":"2025-06-17T07:07:18","slug":"saps-timo-elliott-ai-must-stand-for-more-than-artificial-intelligence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.sap.com\/africa\/2025\/06\/saps-timo-elliott-ai-must-stand-for-more-than-artificial-intelligence\/","title":{"rendered":"SAP\u2019s Timo Elliott: AI Must Stand for More Than Artificial Intelligence"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><strong>AI is no longer just a buzzword \u2013 it\u2019s driving the next wave of transformation<\/strong>, says <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/timoelliott\/?originalSubdomain=fr\">Timo Elliott<\/a>, vice president and global innovation evangelist at SAP.<\/h1>\n<p>Speaking at Saphila Transcend, Elliott likened AI to previous tech waves like the PC and Internet, warning that without preparation, \u201cthe wave can come crashing down.\u201d The biggest challenge? It\u2019s not the tech\u2014it\u2019s the ecosystem and adoption.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDropping AI into current systems is like parachuting a Formula 1 car into a medieval village,\u201d he said. \u201cEven if AI stopped evolving today, it would take 10 years for the ecosystem to catch up.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>To accelerate adoption, Elliott says we must treat AI as more than artificial intelligence. It should also stand for:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Accelerated Innovation<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 AI should help build AI faster. SAP\u2019s Business Technology Platform (BTP) and 51风流Build provide tools for rapid development and customisation.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Automated Integration<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 51风流Integration Suite uses AI to simplify connecting systems.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Accurate Information<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 AI is only as good as the data it uses. SAP\u2019s Business Data Cloud and Knowledge Graph address quality and integration issues.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Analytics Improved<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 51风流Analytics Cloud now includes GenAI tools like \u201cJust Ask\u201d to surface insights naturally.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Agents Incoming<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 The future lies in AI agents capable of reasoning and adapting in real time, not just following fixed processes.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Automatic Innovation &amp; Implementation<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 51风流envisions systems that suggest next steps and automate setup using best practices.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Ultimately, Elliott says successful AI adoption is more about people than technology. \u201cEven if you\u2019ve already invested in culture and change management \u2013 invest more,\u201d he urged. \u201cAI is a staircase now, but it\u2019s becoming an escalator.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/iafrica.com\/saps-timo-elliott-ai-must-stand-for-more-than-artificial-intelligence\/\">This article first appeared on iAfrica.com.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AI is no longer just a buzzword \u2013 it\u2019s driving the next wave of transformation, says Timo Elliott, vice president and global innovation evangelist at&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5093,"featured_media":148247,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"related_posts":[],"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[5597544],"tags":[1494787,5599196],"series":[],"sapn-display":[5598742,5598740,45149,5598743,5598741,279685],"sapn-type":[45018],"class_list":["post-148229","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-technology","tag-ai","tag-saphila-2025","sapn-display-feature-hero","sapn-display-feature-spotlight","sapn-display-homepage-hero","sapn-display-news-hero","sapn-display-news-spotlight","sapn-display-hero","sapn-type-feature"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.8 (Yoast SEO v27.8) - 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