How AI Fits into Your Data Science Team

In their HBR Big Idea feature, Erik Brynjolfsson and Andrew McAfee argue that AI and machine learning will soon become "general-purpose technologies," as significant as electricity or the internal combustion engine. They represent a landmark change in our technical capabilities and will power the next wave of economic growth. But how will we put them into practice? Where in the organization will these new capabilities sit, and how will companies take advantage of them? To get a practical, on-the-ground view, HBR senior editor Walter Frick spoke with Hilary Mason, the founder of Fast Forward Labs, a machine intelligence research firm.