Artificial intelligence is one of the most promising new developments in technology since the advent of the Internet. But standing in the way of widespread business adoption is a lot of hype and a formidable learning curve and technical pre-requisites to understanding this exciting new technology. How is an everyday businessperson supposed to wrap their heads around such a complicated subject? Your AI Survival Guide is an insightful and practical take on how to deploy AI in your organization and how to get executives to sign off on your most ambitious--and potentially profitable--AI…mehr
Artificial intelligence is one of the most promising new developments in technology since the advent of the Internet. But standing in the way of widespread business adoption is a lot of hype and a formidable learning curve and technical pre-requisites to understanding this exciting new technology. How is an everyday businessperson supposed to wrap their heads around such a complicated subject? Your AI Survival Guide is an insightful and practical take on how to deploy AI in your organization and how to get executives to sign off on your most ambitious--and potentially profitable--AI strategies. Business executive and technologist Sol Rashidi explains exactly how real-world businesses, spanning ten different industries and sectors, have used AI to great effect. She also demonstrates a new and exciting way of thinking about and explaining AI, relying on her first-hand experience as an early adopter of the technology working with some of the world's leading artificial intelligence companies. Rashidi demystifies the subject of AI in a way that non-technical business leaders and C-suite executives can better comprehend and apply the technology in their own companies. Mercifully free of "tech-speak," Your AI Survival Guide uncomplicates a complex topic with narratives and stories that anyone can understand. An essential resource for executives, managers, directors, founders, entrepreneurs, and business leaders, this book will earn a prominent place in the libraries of technical and non-technical professionals alike. It's a can't-miss guide for everyone who hopes to understand one of the most exciting new technologies to come along since the world wide web.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
With awards like "Top 100 AI Thought Leaders", "50 Most Powerful Women in Tech", "Top 75 Innovators", "Global 100 Power List", and many more, SOL RASHIDI is a technologist and business executive in the artificial intelligence and data space, who's helped launch some of the earliest business applications, including IBM Watson. She's a keynote speaker, presenter, and strategist who has held several C-suite positions at Fortune 500 companies.
Inhaltsangabe
Foreword xi Chapter 1 Overcoming the Inertia 1 Inertia 3 Who Is This Book For? 5 Organizational Benefits 6 Business Benefits 7 Business Growth 8 Chapter 2 The Rogue Executive 11 Why the "Rogue Executive"? 12 My Formative Years 14 Sports 16 Leveling Up 16 Coach Doug 17 My Transition to Artificial Intelligence 18 Joining the C-Suite Ranks 21 Where Rubber Meets the Road 23 Chapter 3 Bend the Rules, Don't Break the Spirit 25 The Framework 26 Ask "Why?" 27 Develop Your AI Strategy 28 Think Big, Start Small, Scale Quickly 30 Choose Your Technology Partner 31 Pace Yourself 32 The Five Pillars 35 Chapter 4 How to Start 37 The Experience You Need 38 Framework for AI Initiatives 41 Phase 1: Conducting a Readiness Assessment 43 Readiness Questionnaire 45 Questionnaire Results 51 Phase 2: Your AI Strategy 55 Demonstration of How It Works 60 Phase 3: Creating and Selecting Use Cases 61 Use-Case Ideation 61 Use-Case Selection 63 How to Score Criticality and Complexity 64 Real-World and Practical Walk-Through 69 Phase 4: Preparing and Designing 72 The Vision 74 The Impacts 76 The Approach 78 The Process 84 The Support 89 Phase 5: Selecting a Solution 91 Tool Selection 92 Interoperability with Your Experts 97 Phase 6: Deploying and Going Live 99 Key Outcomes 101 Chapter 5 Your Project Killers: The Wrong People 105 Change Ain't Easy 105 Team Virtues 107 The 10 AI Archetypes 110 The Naysayer 111 The Evangelist 111 The Doer 112 The Discerner 112 The Blind 113 The Curmudgeon 113 The Saint 114 The Optimist 114 The Data Scientist 114 The Know-It-All 115 Change Management 115 The Dumpster Fire 118 Chapter 6 Human in the Loop 123 What is "Human in the Loop" 124 Responsible AI 124 The Four (4) Layers of Responsibility 125 The Six (6) Tenets of Responsible AI 128 Transparency 128 Accountability 129 Fairness 130 Privacy 130 Inclusiveness 131 Diversity and Nondiscrimination 132 Human in the Loop 132 My Nightmare 133 Chapter 7 How AI Will Impact Every Industry and Function 137 The Tipping Point for AI 138 How AI Is Impacting Various Businesses 139 Blue Chips 140 Well-Off Private Companies 140 Small Business Operations 141 Start-Ups and Scale-Ups 141 Small Businesses 142 How AI Is Impacting Industries 143 Agriculture 143 Travel and Leisure 145 Manufacturing 145 Retail 146 Media and Entertainment 148 Healthcare 149 Consumer Electronics 150 Fashion and Apparel 151 Education 152 Food and Beverage 153 Environment Health and Safety 154 Conclusion 155 How Artificial Intelligence Is Changing Functions 155 Legal 156 Procurement 156 Project Management Office 157 Human Resources 158 Customer Service 159 Sales 161 Training and Development 162 Finance 163 Research and Development 164 Marketing 166 Conclusion 167 Chapter 8 AI Jargon and Development 169 What Is AI? 169 What Is Not AI? 171 The Difference Between Artificial Intelligence and Human Intelligence 172 Jargon, Terms, and Definitions 173 Computer Science 173 Data 176 Analytics and Data Science 176 AI Terms 178 How We Got Here 182 Early 20th Century: Conceptual Foundations 183 Mid to Late 20th Century: Expansion, Growth, and Challenges 184 Late 20th Century: Rapid Growth 185 2010s-Present: Modern AI 187 Conclusion 189 Chapter 9 What the Future Holds 191 What Keeps Me Up at Night 194 What's Next 197 Appendix: Sources 201 Index 205
Foreword xi Chapter 1 Overcoming the Inertia 1 Inertia 3 Who Is This Book For? 5 Organizational Benefits 6 Business Benefits 7 Business Growth 8 Chapter 2 The Rogue Executive 11 Why the "Rogue Executive"? 12 My Formative Years 14 Sports 16 Leveling Up 16 Coach Doug 17 My Transition to Artificial Intelligence 18 Joining the C-Suite Ranks 21 Where Rubber Meets the Road 23 Chapter 3 Bend the Rules, Don't Break the Spirit 25 The Framework 26 Ask "Why?" 27 Develop Your AI Strategy 28 Think Big, Start Small, Scale Quickly 30 Choose Your Technology Partner 31 Pace Yourself 32 The Five Pillars 35 Chapter 4 How to Start 37 The Experience You Need 38 Framework for AI Initiatives 41 Phase 1: Conducting a Readiness Assessment 43 Readiness Questionnaire 45 Questionnaire Results 51 Phase 2: Your AI Strategy 55 Demonstration of How It Works 60 Phase 3: Creating and Selecting Use Cases 61 Use-Case Ideation 61 Use-Case Selection 63 How to Score Criticality and Complexity 64 Real-World and Practical Walk-Through 69 Phase 4: Preparing and Designing 72 The Vision 74 The Impacts 76 The Approach 78 The Process 84 The Support 89 Phase 5: Selecting a Solution 91 Tool Selection 92 Interoperability with Your Experts 97 Phase 6: Deploying and Going Live 99 Key Outcomes 101 Chapter 5 Your Project Killers: The Wrong People 105 Change Ain't Easy 105 Team Virtues 107 The 10 AI Archetypes 110 The Naysayer 111 The Evangelist 111 The Doer 112 The Discerner 112 The Blind 113 The Curmudgeon 113 The Saint 114 The Optimist 114 The Data Scientist 114 The Know-It-All 115 Change Management 115 The Dumpster Fire 118 Chapter 6 Human in the Loop 123 What is "Human in the Loop" 124 Responsible AI 124 The Four (4) Layers of Responsibility 125 The Six (6) Tenets of Responsible AI 128 Transparency 128 Accountability 129 Fairness 130 Privacy 130 Inclusiveness 131 Diversity and Nondiscrimination 132 Human in the Loop 132 My Nightmare 133 Chapter 7 How AI Will Impact Every Industry and Function 137 The Tipping Point for AI 138 How AI Is Impacting Various Businesses 139 Blue Chips 140 Well-Off Private Companies 140 Small Business Operations 141 Start-Ups and Scale-Ups 141 Small Businesses 142 How AI Is Impacting Industries 143 Agriculture 143 Travel and Leisure 145 Manufacturing 145 Retail 146 Media and Entertainment 148 Healthcare 149 Consumer Electronics 150 Fashion and Apparel 151 Education 152 Food and Beverage 153 Environment Health and Safety 154 Conclusion 155 How Artificial Intelligence Is Changing Functions 155 Legal 156 Procurement 156 Project Management Office 157 Human Resources 158 Customer Service 159 Sales 161 Training and Development 162 Finance 163 Research and Development 164 Marketing 166 Conclusion 167 Chapter 8 AI Jargon and Development 169 What Is AI? 169 What Is Not AI? 171 The Difference Between Artificial Intelligence and Human Intelligence 172 Jargon, Terms, and Definitions 173 Computer Science 173 Data 176 Analytics and Data Science 176 AI Terms 178 How We Got Here 182 Early 20th Century: Conceptual Foundations 183 Mid to Late 20th Century: Expansion, Growth, and Challenges 184 Late 20th Century: Rapid Growth 185 2010s-Present: Modern AI 187 Conclusion 189 Chapter 9 What the Future Holds 191 What Keeps Me Up at Night 194 What's Next 197 Appendix: Sources 201 Index 205
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