Davenport: AI interest and corporate adoption hit an all-time high
Tom Davenport · a16z Podcast | Automation, Jobs, & the Future of Work (and Income) · Jan 2, 2019 · at 0:54
Tom Davenport, professor at Babson College and co-author of Only Humans Need Apply, discusses the resurgence of artificial intelligence compared to past AI winters.
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“As you suggest, we've gone through various cycles in this space, and this is probably the most spring-like spring we've ever had in the sense of interest in the technology, the number of firms that are adopting it.”
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