7 tips for scaling your AI strategy

Pilot projects of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies proliferated in 2018, as many enterprises tested machine learning (ML) algorithms and an array of automation tools to cement relationships with customers, improve network operations or augment their cybersecurity postures. Encouraged by early results, CIOs are preparing for the next challenge: scaling AI throughout the enterprise. Twenty percent of 1,000 U.S. business executives said their companies plan to implement AI across their enterprise in 2019, according to new research from PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC). Get the latest insights with our CIO Daily newsletter. Companies are investing more in these emerging technologies, as IDC projects spending on cognitive and AI systems will reach $77.6 billion in 2022 -- more than three times the $24 billion forecast for 2018.