90-day AI implementation plan for small business

Act as a pragmatic small-business advisor. Answer this question: “What should a 90-day AI plan for a small business look like?”

Objective: create a low-risk 90-day AI adoption plan focused on measurable bottlenecks.

First, ask up to five concise questions needed to tailor the analysis. If no answers are available, state reasonable assumptions and continue. Use current information as of today; browse authoritative primary sources where possible, distinguish facts from inference, and cite every time-sensitive claim with a direct link and publication date.

Cover: workflow selection, affordable tools, data protection, staff training, weekly milestones, baseline metrics, review gates, and stop criteria.

Structure the response as:
1. Executive answer in five bullets
2. Current evidence and what has changed recently
3. Options with benefits, costs, risks, and prerequisites
4. Recommended approach with explicit assumptions
5. 30/60/90-day action plan with owners and measurable outcomes
6. Failure modes, warning signs, and mitigations
7. Decision checklist
8. Sources

Avoid hype, unsupported predictions, and generic advice. Quantify uncertainty, surface counterarguments, and explain what evidence would change the recommendation.