Zero One: Where Is Artificial Intelligence in Business Today?

For many, artificial intelligence (AI) stirs images of a futuristic cyborg (like the one pictured above), but business people know that the groundbreaking technology is here today. The smartest ones have already put it to work. Forrester reports that 63 percent of business technology decision makers – mostly chief data officers and chief analytics officers – are implementing, have implemented, or are expanding AI in their businesses. Nearly 60 percent say changing their business with AI over the next 12 months is a high, or critical, priority. Along these lines, a PwC report found that 72 percent of business executives believe AI will be the business advantage of the future.