Our goal is clear: grow wages, create more high-quality jobs, and position Indiana for long-term economic growth by making it the most AI-ready state in the nation. IN AI is about making sure all of our businesses – from Main Street to large organizations -- have the tools and talent they need to compete and succeed in a changing economy.

For small businesses, AI can be a growth multiplier – helping them do more with less, reach new customers and compete with larger players. Indiana AI Adoption helps translate that promise into practical steps so that small businesses can become more competitive, more resilient and better positioned to grow in their local communities.

We started with a simple question: how can we use AI to work smarter and solve real problems inside our business, By applying it to a complex engineering challenge, we’ve turned manual work into a more efficient, scalable process—showing how starting with a real need can drive meaningful results.

A statewide initiative like IN AI is critical for businesses like ours. It helps move companies from understanding AI to actually applying it, ensuring traditional industries are not left behind. The key is to start with your workflow, build the solution around your business, and put it to work.

I built the Darn Good Soup website myself in an afternoon, using about $40 a month in AI and web tools. A year ago, that same site would have cost us $5,000 to $15,000 and taken two to three months of back and forth with a developer and a designer. With AI, a small business owner can dictate into a voice memo on the commute, paste the transcript in, and have it structured into training material for their replacement. That's how you turn personal goodwill into enterprise goodwill, the kind of transferable, durable asset a buyer will actually pay for.

The logistics industry is being redefined by AI, and Langham is leaning into that transformation. From drone-assisted inventory counts to real-time business intelligence dashboards, we're using AI to deliver the visibility and precision that today's supply chains demand.

AI is going to do for business what the internet did a generation ago—only faster: it will take the mundane work off people’s plates so teams can focus on judgment, building stronger relationships and real innovation. The companies that win will adopt AI responsibly and invest in their people, because better decisions and higher productivity show up as revenue growth.

Across our portfolio, the CEOs pulling ahead aren't just building AI products — they're using AI to run leaner, move faster, and outperform larger competitors. Indiana's SMBs have the same opportunity, and initiatives like IN AI are exactly the kind of catalyst that can turn awareness into competitive advantage.

I have at least one or two AIs running every minute of every meeting I'm in, and I just am asking science questions.

AI is only as powerful as how it is applied inside a business. Our focus is human-centered; using AI to increase productivity, strengthen companies, and give workers better tools to do higher-value work. When businesses operate more efficiently and grow, that translates directly into higher wages, more opportunity, and long-term economic strength for Indiana.