The Enterprise Artificial Intelligence (AI) Promise: Path to Value

More than two thirds of 4 Key Findings

organisations across various
industries are expecting AI
to impact everyday life
within the next 5 to 10 years.
But just how ready are they
for an AI enabled world?
Here some of the findings
from an interview survey Awareness and Lack of organizational Data & governance Ethics of AI are a
conducted at more than 100 enthusiasm about AI readiness & infrastructure skills are critical major concern
are high slow down adoption
organisations across EMEA.

High Expectations Challenges for

What drives early adopters to apply AI at their enterprises? AI Adoption
20
The lack of trust in AI emerged
as a major challenge in almost
half of organisations.
15
18%
16% 15%
10

5
11% 49%
0
Growth Keeping up Cost saving Improve customer
potential with competition through efficiency experience Cultural Challenge

Are You Ready?

Closing the gaps in technology and skills

26%
29% 24% 12% Data Integration
Platform capability Handling data Ready & open to
not ready management & algorithm further improvement
processing well

26%
19% 24% 20%
No data science Collaboration with Data scientist team Skill Challenge
team in place external parties is ready (lack of data scientists)

Based on a SAS 2017 survey of senior-level executives from a number of

industries and sectors across EMEA covered by SAS.
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