The time is now to appoint an AI czar

Just because the constant acceleration of technology advancement has become cliché doesn't mean you're prepared. You may think that's OK because everyone is in the same boat, right? Some big companies are already way ahead. And the gap between you and the leaders is getting bigger every day. Moor Insights and Strategy analyst Karl Freund put it most succinctly in a Forbes post last week: "While the big social media and internet commerce companies now think of Machine Learning as an essential foundational tool, most enterprises still have no clue where to begin in their quest to get on board and use AI." Here's a tiny sample of what you should have read last week.