The Case for Just Getting Your Feet Wet with AI

Summary: Even if you're not big enough to have a full blown data science group that shouldn't hold you back from benefiting from AI. The market has evolved so that there are now industry and process specific vertical applications available from 3rd party AI vendors that you can implement. There are just a few things to look out for. Now that we are squarely in the midst of the exploitation phase of AI, pretty much everything you read will exhort you to hire a bunch of data scientists and get busy. This is not to make light of the top level commitment and organizational effort that's necessary to establish an Advanced Analytics and AI Center of Excellence in your company.