Will AI liberate the IoT's potential?

IDC's Fleming, calling this the "most interesting" finding of the study, explained that improving the speed of sensor data refresh combined with AI "expands an organization's ability to focus on immediate planning, while also quickly identifying and resolving operational problems. The combination produces greater agility and more efficiency." More generally, those who use AI this way broaden their toolset to address issues of supply and demand, product quality, merchandising and more, says Intel's Gadgil: "They're focusing on issues like productivity, but they're also looking for the next opportunities for transformation in their business…they're pushing their organizations to connect the dots and see how some of these new technologies can contribute."