For this assignment, you will write a three$-$page, direct strategy, informational research report

using the memo channel.

Who you are: Assistant Manager, Blue Mountain Adventure Co$.($refer to case scenario$)$

Who your reader is: Joshua Wood, your supervisor and BMAC$$s owner

Background: While your employer, Joshua Wood, considers himself a tech$-$savvy individual, he

has been somewhat resistant to the adoption of artificial intelligence $($AI$)$ tools. However, after

attending a recent meeting of the Beechville$-$Lakeside$-$Timberlea $($BLT$)$ Small Business

Association and hearing feedback from other small business owners who$$ve been using AI in

their business operations, Joshua is keen to learn more about how AI may benefit BMAC.

Joshua asked you to research the topic and write a report identifying how AI could help optimize

BMAC$$s operations and$/$or improve guest experiences, and any potential consequences of using

it$.$

Your task:

$1.$ Find a minimum of five credible, non$-$academic sources published within the past five

years to gather information for your report. Credible sources include relevant national news

media, industry reports, business magazines and trade journals, etc.

$2.$ You have the option of using generative AI to help you brainstorm ideas for this assignment;

however, using AI to draft your message is not recommended.

$3.$ Write a three$-$page $($two full pages of text plus reference list$)$ informational memo report for

Joshua Wood. After your introduction, logically organize the body of the report to identify and

discuss three or four ways that AI could be implemented to optimize operations and$/$or improve

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