Artificial intelligence: Examples of how to start successfully

It's amazing how quickly the conversations that I'm having with CIO colleagues and clients about artificial intelligence (AI) and/or machine learning (ML) have shifted in recent months. I've gone from hearing many say they're taking a "wait-and-see" approach to many suddenly wanting to get a jumpstart on the promise of these technologies. There's a lot of excitement about how much value can be garnered from an AI/ML implementation: Increasingly CIOs and IT leaders are chomping at the bit to implement something to show what they can do. The problem is many of them don't know where to start. Or worse yet, they want to start with an audacious project to show off what's possible.