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Analysis · 12 September 2026

# The classic mistakes SMEs keep making with AI

Original title, in Spanish: “Los errores de manual que las pymes repiten con la IA”

**Publication**

ABC (Spain) · subscribers only

**Author**

[Alberto Velázquez](https://www.abc.es/autor/alberto-velazquez-4926/)

**Published on**

12 September 2026 · read in the page structured data · updated on 13 September 2026

## Summary

The article lists recurring mistakes made by SMEs when adopting artificial intelligence. It cites improvisation, a lack of staff training and the purchase of technology without first defining business needs as frequent errors in the deployment of algorithms within these companies.

Summary based on the article's title and standfirst, as the text is not accessible.

[Read the article on ABC →](https://www.abc.es/economia/errores-manual-pymes-repiten-ia-20260913000200-nt.html)

## Classification

**Country**

Spain

**Company size**

SMEs

**Industries**

All industries, or industry not specified

**Keywords**

smes, training, strategy, ai adoption, mistakes

Entry written by Marsanne Studio from the cited article, with the help of an AI model (claude-sonnet-5). The rights to the article and its illustrations belong to ABC and its author. Entry translated from French by Claude Sonnet 5.5.