How to not f*&k up AI projects in three easy steps

Sorry for the explicit language in the title, but examples, like MD Anderson having to bench Watson in its "eradicate cancer" moon shot, after a 3-year, $62 million dollar effort, make my head explode. Rocket science is relatively simple, compared to a space program. AI is the (relatively) easy part of the business problem they are trying to solve with AI. From almost 30 years dancing in and around AI, including implementing multi-million dollar expert systems at some of the world's largest companies, these are my three steps to help ensure your $62 million or even $6200 does not meet the same fate as the Oncology Expert Advisor. As the audit report on the project says, "results herein should not be interpreted as an opinion on the scientific basis or functional capabilities of the system in its current state."