The headlines read "Artificial Intelligence (AI) will completely transform your business." But does the hype match the reality? We have been seeing these exclamations for two decades, but where are the examples? Where are the success stories? Is AI really a game changer, and does it actually apply to my business?

You don't need to be a rocket scientist to understand AI and its impact, but you should develop foundational knowledge about AI in order to help you vet new opportunities. To get started, check out this glossary to find simple definitions of common AI terms. When it's time to start thinking about AI-based projects, you can use use-cases to see what's already been done with the technology. To find the right use cases, you'll need to evaluate all the tasks you do in a day, then assess which ones are valuable to automate with AI. There are plenty of AI technologies you can start getting your hands dirty with, starting today, and experimentation is one of the best ways to develop your knowledge.

Wait, the artificial intelligence (AI) advantage is already here and gone? That's what Deloitte warns in the report "Future in the balance? How countries are pursuing an AI advantage." "There are indications that the window for competitive differentiation with AI is rapidly closing. As AI technologies become easier to consume and get embedded in an increasing number of products and services, the early-mover advantage will rapidly diminish."

Years ago, Landing.ai founder and former Google Brain researcher Andrew Ng famously declared that artificial intelligence is the "new electricity." In short, AI will revolutionize the way all businesses will work in the future. But as more companies race to integrate AI into their operations, many are finding that it's not as easy as they thought it would be. At VentureBeat's Transform 2019 conference in San Francisco, Landing.ai VP of transformation Dongyan Wang explained why companies seem to fail so often and the steps they need to take to make meaningful progress.

Wait, the AI advantage is already here and gone? That's what Deloitte warns in their report "Future in the balance? How countries are pursuing an AI advantage".A noteworthy quote: "There are indications that the window for competitive differentiation with AI is rapidly closing. As AI technologies become easier to consume and get embedded in an increasing number of products and services, the early-mover advantage will rapidly diminish" (see Figure 1). How Countries are Pursuing an AI Advantage". But of course, it's not too late to benefit from the digital transformation potential of AI! Because having AI capabilities is not the same thing as exploiting AI capabilities. "AI success depends on getting the execution right.