It is clear from our survey findings that leaders and early adopters in AI are making important advances in key areas, identifying and expanding on what works as they put AI to work in more ways, in more parts of their organizations. Best practices are already emerging. No one can predict the exact shape and trajectory of our AI future. But this survey provides a clearer view than ever of exactly how key elements are combining today to create an AI future. Here’s an overview of some of the most important takeaways from the survey, conducted by Forbes Insights in conjunction with Accenture Applied Intelligence, Intel and SAS. AI: A WORKING DEFINITION Anyone working in artificial intelligence knows that different stakeholders define it differently. When we talk about AI in this report, we mean the science of training systems to emulate human tasks through learning and automation. 5