HBR Insights Future of Business Boxed Set (8 Books)

 

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THE FUTURE OF AI WILL BE ABOUT LESS DATA, NOT MORE

by H. James Wilson, Paul Daugherty, and Chase Davenport

Companies considering how to invest in AI capabilities should first understand that over the coming five years applications and machines will become less artificial and more intelligent. They will rely less on bottom-up big data and more on top-down reasoning that more closely resembles the way humans approach problems and tasks. This general reasoning ability will enable AI to be more broadly applied than ever, creating opportunities for early adopters even in businesses and activities to which it previously seemed unsuited.

In the recent past, AI advanced through deep learning and machine learning, building up systems from the ...