Once everyone has one, it's table stakes: the fax machine test for AI spend.

Commodity AI is a cost. Advantage AI is an investment.

Some AI is the new fax machine: you buy it because everyone else has, not because it gives you an edge. Sorting AI spend into commodity AI and advantage AI tells you what needs a business case, how to buy it and what to measure.

Written by: Martin Thompson

Published on: October 7, 2026