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According to a global survey of 260 large organizations conducted by market research firm Vanson Bourne on behalf of Teradata, a data and analytics company, 80 percent of enterprises are investing in AI and one in three "believe their company will need to invest more over the next 36 months to keep pace with competitors." In general, enterprise AI includes things like machine and deep learning, voice recognition and response, Robotic Process Automation (RPA), automated communications and reporting, predictive analytics, and recommendation engines. The report reaffirms the findings of a similar study from Narrative Science last year, which found that 59 percent of respondents saw the shortage of data science talent as the primary barrier to getting the full value out of emerging Big Data and AI technologies. But it's going to happen quickly: Currently, most businesses are using existing technology leaders, such as CTOs, to drive AI deployment and strategy.