From Infinity to 8: Translating AI into real numbers

Like infinity, artificial intelligence is an abstract concept. AI commercials show floating orbs and a sprinkling of fairy dust providing magical answers to our questions--even those we didn't know to ask. These presentations of AI remind me of an episode from South Park's second season called "Underpants Gnomes." In this episode, gnomes collect underpants and make a profit. The question is, how exactly do they get from point A to point B? The business plan is revealed via a slide, of course: AI offers something similar: (1) Collect data, (2) AI, (3) Profit! My goal in this article is to help you be more explicit about Step 2. I hope it helps you make real the incredible AI opportunities that I know are available to your organization. The first step in getting real with AI is to define it: AI is just maths.