Lyft, Uber, Airbnb, and LinkedIn demonstrate the power of in-house AI solutions

Companies understand the importance of artificial intelligence and machine learning, especially since it's become an increasingly important competitive differentiator, and are eager to jump in. But as always, the question stands: Once you've identified the potential of AI for your business, do you buy, or do you build? That's one of the big questions we'll be tackling at this year's Transform: Accelerating Your Business With AI. Spoiler alert: Lyft, Uber, Airbnb, and LinkedIn, featuring prominent speakers at this year's event, have come down firmly on the side of building their own AI solutions. And they've ended up with some dramatically successful -- and very cool -- results. Of course, it's fine for tech companies in Silicon Valley with a ton of resources to build their own solutions.