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Most businesses sit somewhere between doing everything by hand and building AI into how they work. See where yours is today and what the next step looks like.
Click the line that best fits your business in each area.
The four maturity levels
LEVEL 1
Manual
Everything is done by people. No deliberate use of AI.
Work runs on email, spreadsheets and habit. AI has not really been a conversation.
Around a third of UK SMEs
LEVEL 2
Assisted
People use AI tools here and there, on their own.
Someone uses a chatbot for a draft or an email. Useful, but no shared way of working.
Where most UK SMEs are today
LEVEL 3
Integrated
AI is built into how teams work, with training and rules in place.
Specific tasks are redesigned around AI. The team is trained. There is a policy.
Around one in eight UK SMEs
LEVEL 4
Workforce
AI is built into how the whole business runs, by design.
AI handles defined parts of the work with people overseeing it, and the gains show up in the numbers.
Around 1% of UK SMEs
The four levels and the full capability matrix on one page, to keep or share.
Pick the line that fits in each of the six areas to see where you land.
Score the areas above
Pick a line in each area and your position on the curve will appear here.
Where you land tells you where to start. Which moves matter most for your business, and in what order, depends on how you work. Two ways to find out where AI could help you first:
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This tool is provided for general information only. It offers an indicative view of where a business may sit on the AI adoption curve and is not professional advice, a formal assessment or a compliance check.