AI STRATEGY
“ AI IS CAPABLE OF SAVING
ORGANISATIONS THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS WHEN IT COMES TO DOWNTIME ”
SACHA GIESE SOLARWINDS
AI Adoption in the Enterprise to better understand how artificial intelligence has evolved over the past year . Topping the list in 2021 so far was a lack of skilled people and difficulty hiring , with the skills shortage being felt most acutely in the areas of machine learning modelling and data science .
As Mike Loukides , VP of content strategy and report author states : “ It ’ s no surprise the demand for AI expertise has exceeded the supply – that ’ s been predicted for years – but it ’ s important to realise that it ’ s becoming the biggest bar to wider adoption .”
Adding to this view , James McLeod , VP EMEA at SaaS platform , Faethm AI , says : “ Employers ’ focus shouldn ’ t be on intelligent technologies replacing workers but invest in targeted reskilling processes that help employees to develop in-demand skills . This will allow them to move from ‘ expendable ’ to indispensable roles and enhance their employability , while generating savings for employers on the costly and timeconsuming process of redundancies and new hires . It ’ s about how existing roles evolve so they work alongside AI and add value on top of it .” aimagazine . com 43