AI Readiness Center
Is Your Business Ready for AI?
Reference materials and practical guides for businesses evaluating AI tools. Understand data privacy, choose the right tiers, and adopt AI safely.
Why AI Readiness Matters More Than AI Adoption
Most businesses jump straight into using AI tools without asking the right questions first. They sign up for ChatGPT, hand it to the team, and move on. Months later they find out their employees have been feeding client contracts, financial data, and internal strategies into a system that trains on everything it sees. That's not an AI problem. That's a readiness problem.
AI readiness means understanding what these tools do with your data before you put anything sensitive into them. It means knowing the difference between a $20/month plan that trains on your conversations and a $25/month plan that doesn't. It means having a policy your team can actually follow, not a 40-page document nobody reads.
We built this resource center to give business owners and IT leaders the reference materials they need to adopt AI with confidence. Every guide is written from the perspective of an IT consulting team that sets this up for businesses every week. No vendor spin, no theoretical frameworks. Just what you need to know to make good decisions.
How to Use the AI Readiness Center
Start with the provider privacy matrix below. It shows you exactly which AI tools train on your data at each pricing tier. From there, pick the provider guide that matches what your team is using (or considering). If you're in healthcare, legal, or financial services, check the HIPAA and compliance guides. And if you're worried about what your team is already doing with AI, the Shadow AI page is where to start.
Everything here is free to read. If you want the complete guide as a PDF for your team or a slide deck for your next leadership meeting, you can download the gated whitepaper at the bottom of this page.
AI Provider Privacy at a Glance
Not all AI tiers are created equal. Here's what each provider does with your data, and which tier you actually need.
| Provider | Free | Pro / Plus | Team | Enterprise |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Data Used for Training | ||||
| ChatGPT | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Claude | No | No | No | No |
| Gemini | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Copilot | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Compliance & Security | ||||
| ChatGPT | BAA/HIPAA Enterprise only | SOC 2 Yes | SSO/SCIM Team+ | Admin Panel Team+ |
| Claude | BAA/HIPAA Not yet | SOC 2 Yes (SOC 2 Type II) | SSO/SCIM Enterprise | Admin Panel Team+ |
| Gemini | BAA/HIPAA Via Google Workspace | SOC 2 Yes | SSO/SCIM Business+ | Admin Panel Business+ |
| Copilot | BAA/HIPAA Via M365 | SOC 2 Yes | SSO/SCIM M365+ | Admin Panel M365+ |
| Pricing (per user/month) | ||||
| ChatGPT | Free | Plus ($20/mo) | Team ($25/user/mo) | Enterprise (custom) |
| Claude | Free | Pro ($20/mo) | Team ($25/user/mo) | Enterprise (custom) |
| Gemini | Free | Advanced ($20/mo) | Business ($14/user/mo) | Enterprise (custom) |
| Copilot | Free | Pro ($20/mo) | M365 ($30/user/mo) | Enterprise (custom) |
Explore the AI Readiness Center
Provider Privacy Matrix
Side-by-side comparison of what ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot, and Gemini do with your data at every tier.
Learn MoreChatGPT for Business
Free vs Plus vs Team vs Enterprise: which plan does your business actually need?
Learn MoreClaude for Business
Anthropic's Claude tiers explained, from consumer to enterprise, and what changes about data privacy.
Learn MoreCopilot for Business
The most confusing AI product line, decoded. Copilot in Edge vs M365 vs Azure OpenAI.
Learn MoreGemini for Business
Google's AI tiers from free Gemini to Vertex AI, and why Vertex is the only HIPAA option.
Learn MoreHIPAA-Compliant AI
Which AI tools can healthcare practices actually use? BAA availability and compliance requirements.
Learn MoreShadow AI Risks
Your employees are already using AI with company data. Here's why that's a problem and how to fix it.
Learn MoreAI Policy Template
A ready-to-use acceptable use policy for your team, including what's safe to put into AI and what isn't.
Learn MoreAI Compliance Guide
From the Colorado AI Act to GDPR: what regulations apply to your business's use of AI.
Learn MoreWhat's Safe to Put Into AI?
A quick reference for your team: what data belongs in which AI tier.
SAFE: Any AI Tier
- ✓ Public company info
- ✓ Marketing drafts
- ✓ General research
- ✓ Open-source code
- ✓ Meeting agenda templates
CAUTION: Team Tier or Above
- ⚠ Internal process docs
- ⚠ Financial summaries (no PII)
- ⚠ Employee communications
- ⚠ Product roadmaps
- ⚠ Vendor evaluations
RESTRICTED: Enterprise + DPA Required
- ✗ Client PII/PHI
- ✗ Social security numbers
- ✗ Medical records
- ✗ Legal case files
- ✗ Financial statements with PII
- ✗ Trade secrets/IP
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AI Readiness FAQs
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What is shadow AI and why should I care?
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