As distinguished VP analyst Frances Karamouzis pointed out during her trends presentation, cloud platforms are moving away from focusing on technology and toward business value as a key differentiator.
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It's no secret that AI is at the forefront of every conversation about technology.
McKinsey's state of AI report for 2021 found that 56% of businesses reported AI adoption in at least one function, up from 50% in the previous year.
The hype is warranted as AI is the catalyst for the alchemy of turning uncertainty into opportunity.
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The problem is, most businesses are applying AI in the wrong way.
Gartner estimates that 90% of all conversational AI applications out in the world right now are going to fail, if they haven't already.
At the end of the day technology has always been about business value, nothing would get funded without some promise of ROI and that's why AI is so hot right now, because it allows for sweeping streamlining of workflows.
3 ways to turn uncertainty into opportunity with AI
As distinguished VP analyst Frances Karamouzis pointed out during her trends presentation, cloud platforms are moving away from focusing on technology and toward business value as a key differentiator.