| |August 20208ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IS NOT EASY ­ 5 PITFALLS TO AVOID WHILE EMBARKING ON AI PROGRAMSAnees leads the Digital and Applied AI business and brings in over 23 years of experience to Course5By Anees Merchant, SVP, Course5iexpert opinionW orld hunger and poverty are now eradicated from the planet earth with the leverage of AI and technology' is the news headlines I continue to live with big hope every day. However, it is still a far-out dream, and I am still hoping that as the human race, we can achieve it one day.What upsets or puzzles me is that a lot of false hopes and promises are being delivered and marketed in the market that AI can, or individuals are on the path to achieving something way out which is too far-fetched. They are mainly selling gimmicks; the reality is something else. Don't get me wrong, I am not here to talk about the perils or anti-AI adoption within the market. I am a big believer and work with clients, partners, and teams to drive and derive value from AI and exponential technology investments. In addition to this, AI and exponential technologies are becoming critical differentiation for many organizations. Increased investments and setting-up the organization structures continue to be ascending. There are many success stories in the industry where researchers, organizations, and individuals have been able to have significant breakthroughs on leveraging and deploying AI and ML techniques to solve or enhance business/s o c io /e c on om ic / h e a l t h c a r e needs, which are making a huge impact. If you speak to all such bodies on their experience and paths that they adopted, which led to such achievement or irregularities. Scenarios, exceptions, and learnings (failures) are a natural path to seeing success in AI programs; however, it is inescapable not to think that the journey is going to be accessible and achievable. In the last decade, working with different clients, teams and programs, I have penned-down what are the possible top reasons or areas organizations/academia/government institutions should keep in mind when embarking or driving their team/individuals/partners to deliver an AI program or outcome. Don't Sell the Dream: The most successful programs in AI and ML which have delivered exponential results have been narrowly focused. The best Anees Merchant
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