6 trends that will drive AI deployments in 2019

Artificial intelligence is poised to break out of the hype cycle and become an important element in strategic business planning. A lot has been written about AI over the last year, but much of what has been offered for public consumption has been superficial and, in some cases, misleading. AI is neither a simple panacea poised to solve all our business problems, nor is it a looming evil ready to usher in a dystopian future. It is a powerful tool that can aid decision making in a fast-moving, digital business climate--and there's ample evidence that it's already happening. As machine learning practitioners who have spent the better part of their careers involved with AI and machine learning, here is a look into the future of AI.