Enterprise seems to be entering a new era ruled by data. What was once the realm of science fiction, AI in business intelligence is evolving into everyday business as we know it. Companies can now use machines algorithms to identify trends and insights in vast reams of data and make faster decisions that potentially position them to be competitive in real-time. It's not a simple process for companies to incorporate machine learning into their existing business intelligence systems, though Skymind CEO and past Emerj podcast guest Chris Nicholson advises that it doesn't have to be daunting. "AI is just a box," he says.

One-fifth of the films and television shows offered in the European Union by on-demand providers like Netflix, iTunes and Amazon would have to be Europe-made under new proposals issued Wednesday. The quota would match one that already exists for TV networks in European countries and aims to protect the film industry, culture and national languages of the EU's 28 states in an increasingly globalized world dominated by programs in English and from the U.S. The proposal, however, is not popular in the industry and was immediately criticized by some. "Cultural quotas are outdated and unnecessary -- video-on-demand providers are already investing heavily into European local content," said James Waterworth, vice president of Europe operations for the CCIA computer and Internet industry association. Officials from the European Commission, the EU executive branch that made the proposal Wednesday, noted that Netflix's library is already made up of 21% European content, while other providers have up to 30%. "These percentages are not going to represent a major effort," said Guenther Oettinger, the commissioner responsible for Europe's digital market. "We are providing a certain degree of security for the European film industry."