Artificial intelligence (AI) is here to stay. If you haven’t already decided whether AI is essential to your business, these 10 mind-blowing facts will change your way of thinking.
- Technology firms invested $8.5 billion into Artificial Intelligence in 2015, (The Economist)
- Investment in AI will grow 300% in 2017 compared to 2016, according to Forrester
- 3,500 marketing leaders say that Artificial Intelligence the “leading technology where marketers expect the most growth in the next two years,” according to the Salesforce 2017 state of marketing report
- Artificial intelligence could increase average profitability rates by 38% and lead to an economic boost of US $14 trillion by 2035, (Accenture)
- According to a PwC survey, 2500 US business leaders believe that AI is going to be fundamental in the future. In fact, 72% termed it a “business advantage.”
- 85% of customer interactions with the enterprise will be managed without human by 2020. (Gartner)
- According to Forrester, 67% of telecommunications decision-makers are considering or prioritizing developing IoT or M2M initiatives in 2017
- Machine learning is the second-most widely used AI technology among enterprises, at 24%, followed by virtual personal assistants, at 15%. (eMarketer)
- Artificial intelligence will replace 16% of US jobs by the end of the decade, (Forrester)
- 72% of business decision makers agree that AI can help humans concentrate on meaningful work (PwC)
According to Forrester, Artificial Intelligence helps businesses drive faster decisions in marketing, e-commerce, product management and other business areas by helping close the gap from insights to action.
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