Why AI Will Help Define the Next Era of Business - Techonomy

In the near future artificial intelligence is going to be as fundamental for business success as cloud is becoming to running a company's information technology. And AI is where cloud was five years ago. People are realizing there's value here, and business leaders see that AI can help them fundamentally change how their company works, how they get work done, and how they serve customers. In a recent survey of 1200 companies, Cognizant and ESI ThoughtLab found that 64% of executives believe AI will be important to the future of their business. For the largest organizations, the figure was a stunning 85 percent!