Why Most AI Projects Fail

Everyone has AI on their 2017/2018 roadmap these days. Bottom-tier innovation verticals like HR, multi-level marketing, entertainment, fashion, medical, supply chain (anyone else we should throw under the bus?) are even starting to talk about it. Everyone wants to hire a data scientist. Fortune 1500 companies are throwing out multi-million dollar data leadership positions to lead their data teams to success. Despite the hype and excitement, the majority of companies that commit to tackling AI projects will fail.