Cloud and AI together: Reshaping the future of business

All in on AI with Tom Davenport

AI has been around for more than three decades, but for most of that time, it’s been cost-prohibitive for many companies. In this episode, David Linthicum talks with Tom Davenport about his new book with Deloitte’s Nitin Mittal, All in on AI. The wide-ranging discussion covers how cloud enables cheaper, faster AI; how AI can help companies automate more of their business so their people can focus more on value-added activities; and the role and value of the modern Chief Data Officer.

What the cloud has brought, not only the AI platforms have gotten immensely better...but it's affordable. So, small businesses can punch above their weight finally because they're able to leverage this technology.

Tom Davenport is the President's Distinguished Professor of Information Technology and Management at Babson College, the co-founder of the International Institute for Analytics, a fellow of the MIT Initiative for the Digital Economy, and a senior Advisor to Deloitte Analytics.

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