Leadership isn't aware of what AI can do, what it's strategic value is. Worse still, leadership sees AI as just a new kind of IT. "Plug it in" and we're all set.
There are a number of reasons why AI is not like IT, here's a few that more boardrooms should understand:
Jul 22, 2019 • 9 tweets • 7 min read
1/9 <-- Buckle up...
@Microsoft invests $1Billion into @OpenAI with the express purpose of building "Beneficial artificial general intelligence (#AGI)."
Mark my words, here's what you can expect:
-- A number of Chinese initiatives of a similar overtly AGI-focused nature
-- Maybe one such similar initiative in Japan/EU (but with notably less funding and fanfare than those in #USA/#China)