Competing In The Age Of AI Is Simpler Than You Think

In the book Competing in the Age of AI, authors Iansiti and Lakhani argue that simple AI is already ... [ ] fundamentally changing business processes and is simpler to implement than at first glance Artificial Intelligence is the new fashionable trend in business. While many large corporates create skunkworks for experimental technologies or acquire startups, few incumbent businesses have allowed AI processes to change the core of the organization. This could be because executives in traditional businesses have little understanding of how these technologies work and are unwilling to take the risk of investing in something they do not understand. A recent book by two Harvard Business School professors attempts to deal with this issue. Competing in the Age of AI: strategy and leadership when algorithms and networks run the world presents a compelling case for putting AI at the center of the business.