Earning Cash Off Artificial Intelligence - Dice Insights

There's a simple reason behind the explosive growth of mobile-app ecosystems: with a good idea, a solid development team, and a bit of luck, tech pros can make a lot of money off building apps for businesses and consumers. So as the tech giants shift their focus from mobile devices to artificial intelligence (A.I.) and machine learning, the inevitable question arises: how can developers--always on the lookout for the next big thing--get paid to develop new A.I. products? The central challenge is format. A mobile app (and most software, for that matter) is a discrete unit, no different than any other product. You can charge for it up-front or give it away for free; you can institute subscription tiers that force users to pay for different levels of functionality.