Artificial intelligence is the key to realising value from internet of things (IoT) initiatives, according to a recent survey of global business leaders. SAS, Deloitte and Intel, with input from IDC, asked 450 business leaders about their use of IoT and artificial intelligence (AI) technologies. Feedback indicates that 90% of survey respondents heavily use AI in their IoT operations (AIoT) – exceeding value expectations and becoming more competitive than those who solely use IoT. Just 12% of respondents use IoT to inform planning decisions, but when AI enters the picture, respondents using the data for daily planning increases to 31%. "In these results, we are seeing that organisations working with IoT data realise that if they want to get the real value out of the data, they need AI and analytics," comments SAS chief operating officer Oliver Schabenberger.