In recent years, artificial intelligence use has exploded in business and industry, from data analysis to customer communication. Many of the new and expanding AI applications coming online require support from tech staff with specialized skills, and tech teams will need to ensure they have these experts on staff if they're to keep up. Below, 12 members of Forbes Technology Council weigh in on the skills that tech teams should prioritize to remain relevant as AI continues to revolutionize the marketplace. This very much depends on the industry, but the ability to explain AI models--to ensure visibility and to confirm a lack of bias in the models--will be key. It's easy to delve into the individual components of the model, but stitched together, the entire model can have unintended consequences.

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