Don’t believe the hype about AI in business - We are not there yet
To borrow a punch line from the amazing Duke professor Dan Ariely,
artificial intelligence is like teenage sex:
“Everyone talks about it, nobody really knows how to do it, everyone thinks everyone else is doing it, so everyone claims they are doing it.”
Even though AI systems can now learn a game and beat champions within hours, they are hard to apply to business applications. Implementing an AI is much more insane and its not like the movie transcendence with Johnny Depp.
Its not like adapting a blockchain like Spotify has planning on doing.
Elon Musk also created a somewhat AI to beat a DOTA 2 Champ. But to implement the simpler idea to a business so it can have an advantage on other business is yet to be announced.
I agree the hype is premature, much like that of the hype around 3D printing in the 2012-2014 timeframe. It is most certainly a very big deal, but is years away from fruition.
I am convinced AI's first tangible application will be in the world of cybersecurity, as that is where the modern wars are being waged by governments and institutions alike.