“Here are the steps you should follow to build out an AI center of excellence and begin to strengthen your brand’s AI muscle. Suppress the urge to post an opening for an AI expert to take this all on.And don’t just punt this over to your CIO or CTO. Start with a strategy. Winning strategies take…
Month: November 2018
Through 2020, 80% of AI projects will remain alchemy, run by wizards
“Let’s examine the 2019 strategic predictions. I’ll look at the 2019 technology trends next time. Good, Silly and Weird Predictions On October 16, Gartner published its “top strategic predictions for 2019 and beyond.” It leads with the prediction that “AI skills don’t scale.” I love the way they describe the challenge: “through 2020, 80% of AI projects will remain alchemy, run by wizards whose…
56% of UK retail still do not use AI
“A new research report by Microsoft shows that 56 percent of retail companies in the United Kingdom still not use AI, while for example, 44 percent of financial service providers and 40 percent of manufacturers don’t either. “Clearly, for the sector to thrive in the future, the speed of change must increase”, Microsoft warns. Interestingly, another recent study,…