The 10 most innovative companies in AI and machine learning

American business publication Fast Company has released its list of the most innovative companies of 2017. The annual list ranks enterprises that "tap both heartstrings and purse strings and use the engine of commerce to make a difference in the world" according to its website. Amongst the top ten artificial intelligence and machine learning companies are tech giants Google and IBM and startup Iris AI. AI companies also dominated the top 10 global businesses across all sectors with Amazon at number one. Amazon was selected as the leading company for "offering even more, even fast and even smarter".