AI is on the horizon for finance, but what about here and now?

Intelligent applications, machine learning, and most other AI-related buzzwords are on the "peak of inflated expectations," according to Gartner's Hype Cycle for Artificial Intelligence, 2018. Most finance leaders will readily agree with the report's opening line: AI is almost a definition of hype. While many companies point to the future potential of AI, it does little to help finance today. The reality is that it may not be materially beneficial to our daily workloads, at least not for a few years. But that doesn't mean finance should sit back and wait for AI capabilities.