How and where to start? Where can I find the appropriate documentation? What simple actions should I take now? 

An artificial intelligence project involves taking into account many aspects, including mainly the following 3 pillars:

Negotiating, drafting and structuring your IT contracts: this is the first step in protecting your company’s interests when you initiate an AI project with a supplier. Negotiating your contracts properly ensures that you control costs, risks and the framework of your activities.

Intellectual property and licences: the licence to use the IT tool remains one of the key points of a large-scale IT project. We advise you in negotiating intellectual property aspects and licensing clauses to protect the rights of use and your trade secrets.

Data protection and confidentiality: the contractual and regulatory rules and issues (RGPD) differ if you act as controller or processor. The implications for the use of your organization’s data and your obligations can be significant. In addition, the way in which your information is to be processed must be clarified from the outset and before any use is made of it.

Other aspects to be taken into account include ethical issues as well as consequences in terms of labour law.