The Business Case for AI - InformationWeek

While the concept of artificial intelligence, or AI, can be traced back nearly 70 years to 1950 and the work of Alan Turing, in recent years we've seen an incredible uptick in advancements with AI technology and its application for businesses. In fact, a recent survey conducted by Accenture found that 85% of business executives plan to invest extensively in AI-related technologies over the next three years. As AI can increasingly help to power essential business processes, and organizations look to harness this power, keep in mind that AI is fundamentally different from other technology trends that sweep the business world every few years. With AI, we are talking about the ability to exponentially accelerate cognitive powers of the human brain. This will have meaningful impacts across all of society, and specifically for businesses, across the entire value chain.