AI Adoption is Not Organizational Transformation: The AI2You Maturity Model
AI Adoption is Not Organizational Transformation: A Maturity Model for Structural AI Integration Author: Elvis Silva Abstract The accelerated diffusion of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in organizations has produced a recurring phenomenon : the mistaken equation of technological adoption with organizational transformation. While companies incorporate AI-based tools into their operational routines, evidence indicates that such initiatives frequently result only in incremental efficiency gains, without promoting structural changes in business model, governance, or decision-making architecture. This article proposes a conceptual distinction between adoption and transformation, grounded in dynamic capabilities theory and digital transformation literature. An AI Transformation Maturity Model consisting of five evolutionary levels is presented, designed to assess the degree of structural AI integration in organizations. It is concluded that true transformation occurs only whe...