AI is a gigantic opportunity, and many governments are already working to make sure that their countries get a big piece of the pie. Canada, Japan, the UK, Germany, and the UAE all have national AI plans. Tax reform and deregulation in the US may give AI a boost in the US. AI is going mainstream, and 2018 will be seeing a lot of projects related to it.

Businesses will take advantage of artificial intelligence right now to automate increasingly complex processes, identify trends to create business value, and provide forward-looking intelligence. This AI is often “entering through the backdoor” as everyday applications incorporate it. The result is less busywork for humans and better strategic decisions: employees working better than before. But since traditional ROI measures may not capture this value, organizations will want to consider new ones to better understand what AI can do for them.