Why AI? Why now? - Raconteur

Just as the Industrial Revolution transformed the world during the 18th and 19th centuries, we are facing the dawn of an equally far-reaching artificial intelligence or AI revolution that will be measured in years rather than decades. AI has reached the point where it is capable of surpassing the decision-making of humans in many situations; consistently, accurately, 24/7 and based on more facts. But why now and how do businesses harness this capability? AI has been around since the 1960s; only now is the confluence of three key factors coming together. Firstly, AI has languished as a "disembodied brain in a jar", isolated from the real world.