1、NOVEMBER 2018 MCKINSEY ANALYTICSNeil Webb Notes from the AI frontier: AI adoption advances, but foundational barriers remain Survey respondents report the rapid adoption of AI and expect only a minimal effect on head count. Yet few companies have in place the foundational building blocks that enable
2、 AI to generate value at scale. 2Notes from the AI frontier: AI adoption advances, but foundational barriers remain The adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly taking hold across global business, according to a new McKinsey Global Survey on the topic.1 AI, typically defined as the abilit
3、y of a machine to perform cognitive functions associated with human minds (such as perceiving, reasoning, learning, and problem solving), includes a range of capabilities that enable AI to solve business problems. The survey asked about nine in particular,2 and nearly half of respondents say their o
4、rganizations have embedded at least one into their standard business processes, while another 30 percent report piloting the use of AI. Yet overall, the business world is just beginning to harness these technologies and their benefits. Most respondents whose com- panies have deployed AI in a specifi
5、c function report achieving moderate or significant value from that use, but only 21 percent of respondents report embedding AI into multiple business units or functions. Indeed, many organizations still lack the foundational practices to create value from AI at scalefor example, mapping where their
6、 AI opportunities lie and having clear strategies for sourcing the data that AI requires. One critical factor of using AI effectively, the results confirm, is an organizations progress on transforming the core parts of its business through digitization. At the most digitized firms,3 respondents repo