Digital transformation: 5 areas where Artificial Intelligence (AI) fits now

IDC estimates that global budgets for Artificial Intelligence will double over the next four years, to $110 billion in 2024, per its recent Worldwide Artificial Intelligence Spending Guide. "Companies will adopt AI -- not just because they can, but because they must," IDC's AI program vice president Ritu Jyoti noted. "AI is the technology that will help businesses to be agile, innovate, and scale." The arrival of AI capabilities in the enterprise is no longer theoretical. "The last year has demonstrated a rapid acceleration that has changed the question from'Where do artificial intelligence technologies fit within our organization?'