From big data to AI: Where are we now, and what is the road forward? ZDNet

In 2016, the AI hype was just beginning, and many people were still cautious when mentioning the term "AI". After all, many of us have been indoctrinated for years to avoid this term, as something that had spread confusion, over-promised, and under-delivered. As it turned out, the path from big data and analytics to AI is a natural one. Not just because it helps people relate and adjust their mental models, or because big data and analytics were enjoying the kind of hype AI has now, before they were overshadowed by AI. But mostly because it takes data -- big or not-so-big -- to build AI.