Mike Barlow

Only a couple of years ago, artificial intelligence was a cliché, a sad remnant of 1950s-style futurism. Today it's sexy again, and that far-off future of intelligent bots is just around the corner. Consider the latest trend, AI-as-a-Service (AIaaS). Software vendors such as Google, IBM, and Amazon are rolling out sophisticated cloud-based AI and machine-learning services for a growing market of developers and users in business and academia. Through...

Artificial Intelligence is transforming the world. Through a convergence of technology leaps, social transformations, and genuine economic needs, AI is moving from its academic roots to the forefront of business and industry. In this report, we examine how companies in three economic sectors--telecommunications, retail, and financial services--are tackling new challenges and opportunities by incorporating AI into their products and operations. Every...