Tom Davenport says AI is entering its second stage 7wData

Artificial intelligence is set this year to go mainstream as organizations implement AI into an increasing number of decision-support system and design ever-smarter machines. For an idea on just how hot, artificial intelligence professionals are showing up on a number of the top technology job reports for most in-demand job roles. One study suggested AI professionals could soon overtake the data scientist for the number one slot. One expert that sees the trend first hand is Tom Davenport, President's Distinguished Professor of Information Technology and Management at Babson College, and cofounder of the International Institute for analytics. Davenport says early adopters of artificial intelligence are now ready for phase two – putting it to work for customers and getting real value from it.