The Chairman of Nokia on Ensuring Every Employee Has a Basic Understanding of Machine Learning -- Including Him

I've long been both paranoid and optimistic about the promise and potential of artificial intelligence to disrupt -- well, almost everything. Last year, I was struck by how fast machine learning was developing and I was concerned that both Nokia and I had been a little slow on the uptake. What could I do to educate myself and help the company along? As chairman of Nokia, I was fortunate to be able to worm my way onto the calendars of several of the world's top AI researchers. But I only understood bits and pieces of what they told me, and I became frustrated when some of my discussion partners seemed more intent on showing off their own advanced understanding of the topic than truly wanting me to get a handle on "how does it really work."