4 Practical Questions to Ask Before Investing in AI

Artificial intelligence (AI) could contribute up to $15.7 trillion to the global economy by 2030, according to PwC. Meanwhile, Forrester has warned that cybercriminals can weaponize and exploit AI to attack businesses. And we've all seen the worrisome headlines about how AI is going to take over our jobs. Toss in references to machine learning, artificial neural networks (ANN), and multilayer ANN (aka deep learning), and it's difficult to know what to think about AI and how CISOs can assess whether the emerging technology is right for their organizations. Gartner offers some suggestions on how to fight the FUD, as do Gartner security analysts Dr. Anton Chuvakin and Augusto Barros, who help demystifying AI in their blogs (not without a good note of sarcasm).