Facebook's machine learning director shares tips for building a successful AI platform - TechRepublic

It's no longer up for debate that AI is set to have a major impact on most businesses, if it isn't already--and any company that wants to stay ahead must figure out how to integrate the new technology into its structure. But how is a successful AI platform built? Perhaps best known as the guy who introduced Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak, Bill Fernandez speaks out on Apple's founding magic, how love built the first Mac, and the interface of the future. In Mehanna's session, he explained how Facebook developed its own machine learning platform, and how Facebook employees are using it. In 2012, Mehanna said, Facebook's AI platform was "a snowball of complexity"--a system that slowed progress down significantly.