Rapid advances in artificial intelligence (AI) and other technologies are accelerating the creation of intelligent enterprises and enabling companies to integrate themselves into people's lives, according to Accenture Technology Vision 2018, the annual technology report from Accenture that predicts key technology trends likely to disrupt business over the next three years. However, capitalizing on growth opportunities while also having a positive impact on society requires a new era of leadership that prioritizes trust and greater responsibility. This year's report, "Intelligent Enterprise Unleashed: Redefine Your Company Based on the Company You Keep," highlights how rapid advancements in technologies -- including artificial intelligence (AI), advanced analytics and the cloud -- are enabling companies to not just create innovative products and services, but change the way people work and live. This, in turn, is changing companies' relationships with their customers, employeesand business partners. As part of the Technology Vision, Accenture surveyed more than 6,300 business and IT executives worldwide.

Artificial intelligence is everywhere, growing in its reach throughout society. Businesses need to capitalize on AI's potential to stay in the game. As AI continues to rapidly evolve, it's becoming a partner among people, with unprecedented access and impact on the ways people work and live. Deploying AI is now about more than training it to perform a given task. It's about "raising" it to act as a responsible representative of the business, and a contributing member of society.