Most AI heads admit deep learning still out of their grasp

Despite its perceived transformational potential, deep learning remains a machine learning'holy grail' for the majority of AI specialists. That's the conclusion of research from Peltarion, based on the responses of 350 AI decision-makers from the UK and the Nordics with direct responsibility for "shepherding AI" at companies with more than 1000 employees. The resulting report sought to explore the understanding of deep learning versus other types of machine learning practices, and the barriers holding businesses back from taking it from an ideal to reality. What the findings seemed to show is that while businesses are appointing individuals to oversee AI, and there is indeed confidence in the technology's potential, there is still a clear knowledge gap in the workings of the tech-- even among the so-called specialists who make the decisions to invest and develop it. According to the report, 99 percent of respondents thought that deep learning would transform their industry-- 32 percent said it would "totally" transform it. At the same time, just 60 percent were confident about what deep learning is and how it works, and just 1 percent had deployed it extensively.