Machine Learning Study Points To Lack Of Strategic Clarity

In this, the first in a two-part series, you will learn about artificial intelligence and machine learning, common missteps, success criteria, and how to take advantage of these new capabilities. A few years ago, machine learning was virtually unheard of outside the geek press; now it's blasted past cutting-edge to the top of the strategic agenda. In fact, in a recent study by SAP and the Economist Intelligence Unit, "Making the Most of Machine Learning: 5 Lessons from Fast Learners," 68% of companies surveyed are using machine learning in some form; among procurement companies, it is about 65%. These companies are on a path toward automation. Social psychologist and Harvard professor Shoshana Zuboff said, "Everything that can be automated should be automated."