AI and business strategy
AI and business strategy

New Research from Tractica on Enterprise AI Shows Deployments Getting Results

A new study on how AI is being used in large organizations by Tractica, a market research company focused on human interaction with technology, analyzes nearly 300 different use cases to create its market forecast. The report finds that the number of proof-of-concept and pilot programs continues to grow, and larger scale commercial deployments of […]

Here Are 10 Customer Experience Implementations Of AI

The future of customer experience is artificial intelligence. Artificial intelligence is popping up everywhere and changing how customers interact with brands. In fact, by 2025, an estimated 95% of customer interactions will be supported by AI technology. From chatbots to automation, artificial intelligence helps brands learn more about their customers to enhance personalization. Here are […]

Personality-driven Robots Spreading at Disney Theme Parks

The process of making a Disney park feel alive is most easily encapsulated in animatronic figures. These hydraulic, pneumatic and now electric figures have been a fixture at Disneyland since the 60s. Since then, massive advancements have been made in control systems, movement architecture and programming. The most advanced animatronic figures like the Na’Vi Shaman […]

Instead of Jobs, Artificial Intelligence Is Killing Business Models

Artificial Intelligence is real and it is here. But successfully putting AI into action isn’t exactly a walk in the park — it requires a fundamental rethinking of the business. The pressure is on — 53 percent of executives responding to a recent survey said their industry has “already experienced disruption” due to AI. An example […]

Why MLOps (and not just ML) is your Business’ New Competitive Frontier

From advertising to IoT to healthcare and beyond, virtually all industries are adopting or investigating machine learning (ML) to benefit their business. But if both you and your competitor are adopting ML, what do you need to do to get an edge? The Two Sides of ML ML (as a term) is used to refer […]

AI is Beginning to Thrive in These Areas of Supply Chain

AI is buzzing with the potential to dominate functionality across all aspects of the business ecosystem – and broader society – but one of the key areas of industry most likely to see a big change soon is within supply chains. Market-research firm IDC predicts that by 2020, 50% of mature supply chains will use […]

Here are six steps for negotiating winning AI deals with your vendor

While emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, machine learning and the IoT introduce exciting growth opportunities, they also present challenges and additional layers of complexity when sourcing, negotiating and enabling these technologies. The hype surrounding this rapidly evolving space can make it seem as if AI providers hold the most power at the negotiation table. […]

How Data Scientists Are Wasting Their Time

By Abhi Yadav, Co-founder & CEO, ZyloTech Today’s definition of what most companies want in a data scientist seems to be something akin to a superhero. Companies are looking for a regular Mister Fantastic (the Marvel Comics’ superhero who was “one of the bravest adventurers and most brilliant scientific minds of his generation”). Chief A.I. […]

MIT Sloan Management Video: AI Presents Business Opportunities and Challenges

A shortage of talent and data-management issues loom large for businesses seeking to explore AI adoption. (Watch the related MIT Sloan Management Review/AI World video.) Organizations that struggle to integrate artificial intelligence (AI) solutions into their business are far from alone. As joint research between MIT Sloan Management Review and The Boston Consulting Group illustrates, few organizations understand what’s required […]

Women Seen Making Inroads into AI Development in 2018

Let’s make one thing clear: one year isn’t going to fix decades of gender discrimination in computer science and all the problems associated with it. Recent diversity reports show that women still make up only 20 percent of engineers at Google and Facebook, and an even lower proportion at Uber. But after the parade of awful news about the […]