Overcoming the AI talent gap isn't as hard as you think

Businesses in every industry are scrambling to launch Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Deep Learning initiatives. Yet, overall success of these plans is highly dependent on their workforce, and the biggest challenge for businesses is a real scarcity of people who have production-level experience with AI. Plenty of reports – from Accenture, Deloitte and others – show the primary obstacle to successful adoption of deep learning is a severe shortage of talent. The talent landscape is affected by several trends, but is even more compounded as digital giants like Microsoft, Google and Apple tussle for the lion's share of expertise. For startups and even established companies, it's clear attracting the right AI talent is difficult at best.