What AI Readiness Means and Why APIs Are Essential for AI Implementation

The article explains what AI readiness truly means for organizations, debunking the myth that AI software works out-of-the-box. It emphasizes that successful AI implementation requires clean, well-structured data, robust infrastructure, and clear governance. The piece specifically focuses on how APIs play a critical role in AI readiness by enabling AI agents to safely discover, understand, call, and recover from API interactions. It argues that organizations must prepare their systems and data pipelines before expecting AI to deliver value at scale.