AI Technology Radar

An opinionated guide to AI adoption for SME leaders. Updated March 2026.

ADOPTTRIALASSESSHOLDTechniquesPlatformsApplicationsBusiness Impact1RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generati...2Prompt Engineering3Agentic Workflows4Eval Frameworks5Fine-Tuning6Multi-Agent Systems7Autonomous AI Agents8Training Custom Foundation Models9Claude (Anthropic)10OpenAI GPT-4+11Google Gemini12Vector Databases13Open-Source Models (Llama, Mistral)14LangChain / LlamaIndex15AI Code Assistants (Copilot, Curs...16No-Code AI Platforms17Document Processing & Extraction18Research & Analysis Automation19Internal Knowledge Bases20Customer Communication (AI-Assist...21AI-Powered Decision Support22Predictive Analytics23AI Customer Service (Fully Automa...24AI-Generated Marketing Content25Workforce Augmentation26Process Automation (Targeted)27AI-First Service Design28Data-Driven Decision Culture29Competitive Moat Through AI30AI Compliance & Governance31Full Business Model Transformation32Headcount Reduction via AI
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Techniques
Adopt
1RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation)
2Prompt Engineering
Trial
3Agentic Workflows
4Eval Frameworks
Assess
5Fine-Tuning
6Multi-Agent Systems
Hold
7Autonomous AI Agents
8Training Custom Foundation Models
Platforms
Adopt
9Claude (Anthropic)
10OpenAI GPT-4+
12Vector Databases
15AI Code Assistants (Copilot, Cursor)
Trial
11Google Gemini
13Open-Source Models (Llama, Mistral)
Assess
14LangChain / LlamaIndex
16No-Code AI Platforms
Applications
Adopt
17Document Processing & Extraction
18Research & Analysis Automation
Trial
19Internal Knowledge Bases
20Customer Communication (AI-Assisted)
21AI-Powered Decision Support
Assess
22Predictive Analytics
24AI-Generated Marketing Content
Hold
23AI Customer Service (Fully Automated)
Business Impact
Adopt
25Workforce Augmentation
26Process Automation (Targeted)
Trial
27AI-First Service Design
28Data-Driven Decision Culture
30AI Compliance & Governance
Assess
29Competitive Moat Through AI
Hold
31Full Business Model Transformation
32Headcount Reduction via AI

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