Why companies plan to double AI projects in the next year

Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning adoption continue to explode across the enterprise, as organizations plan to double the number of AI projects they have in place within the next year, according to Gartner's Survey Analysis: AI and ML Development Strategies, Motivators and Adoption Challenges, released Monday. Of the 106 IT and business professionals surveyed, 59% said they have deployed AI already, Gartner found. Organizations currently working with AI or machine learning have an average of four AI projects currently in place, Gartner found. Organizations expect to add six more AI and machine learning initiatives to their slates over the next year, and another 15 within the next three years, according to the survey. In other words, by 2022, organizations plan to have an average of 35 AI or machine learning projects in place.