Overcoming Obstacles to Machine Learning Adoption

After many fits and starts, the era of enterprise machine learning has finally arrived. According to 451 Research's Voice of the Enterprise, AI and Machine Learning survey, 20% of enterprises have already deployed the technology and a further 33% plan to do so within one year. These figures should come as no surprise: AI has the potential to benefit almost any company by automating and improving a variety of business processes. These encouraging numbers, however, do not indicate that adoption is easy; on the contrary, as with any emerging technology, there are numerous obstacles to success. The lack of skilled resources is the chief obstacle for enterprises, cited by 40% of respondents.