AI's coming of age, in the middle of a pandemic

We are entering a new chapter in Artificial Intelligence (AI) adoption in the enterprise. Capabilities are advancing rapidly, case studies emerging every day and research accelerating quickly. Frankly the fight against the Novel Coronavirus and the new normal has changed our dystopian perspective on AI to one that is of a human-machine partnership to combat the invisible enemy. The findings of the latest McKinsey Global Survey on the subject show a nearly 25 percent year-over-year increase in the use of AI in standard business processes, with a sizable jump from the past year in companies using AI across multiple areas of their business. Based on my own conversations with leaders, partners and practitioners in the past year, AI is now a fundamental element of the next generation business fabric.