AI, machine learning, blockchain: for the many not the few?

Big, big data is needed to power worthy AI predictive models, but that is still a work in progress, says a former lead investor in Google DeepMind. Humayun Sheikh does not dispute the fact that Google DeepMind is a leading light in artificial intelligence research and its application for positive impact. As a former lead investor in the company, who exited when Google snapped it up in 2014 for a reported $500-million, that would be a bit ungrateful. After all, Sheikh had the opportunity of working alongside Demis Hassabis, the British artificial intelligence researcher, neuroscientist, video game designer, top gamer and entrepreneur, who co-founded what is today recognised as a world's most innovative AI company. What he does dispute, however, is whether new technologies like AI, machine learning and blockchain are truly able to deliver commercial value to small and large companies alike.