U.S. companies in Deloitte Insights study use multiple methods to acquire and develop AI in 2018, including enterprise software, co-development with partners, cloud-based AI and open-source tools
Total VC deals in U.S. decreased 3% quarterly from 1,510 in 2017 Q1 to 1,211 in 2018 Q4, with highest number of deals allotted to Internet projects, as reported by PwC MoneyTree
PwC study found U.S. consumers trust hospitals, banks and healthcare providers twice as much as IT, professional services and pharmaceuticals firms
Travel and High Tech industries received largest value from AI and analytics in 2018, making up 9.4% and 7.9% of total revenue, respectively, according to McKinsey estimates
Lack of analytics skills and talent to leverage data identified as top challenge of implementing Internet-of-Things, according to Capgemini survey
Only 43% of companies effective to very effective in improving overall business performance through talent management in 2018, according to McKinsey survey
U.S. companies in Deloitte survey named AI researchers and software developers as top workers needed to fill organization’s AI skills gap in 2018
Bellwethers––organizations that have scaled up implementation of IoT––have greater gains in efficiency, productivity, financial benefits, and customer satisfaction than counterparts in Capgemini study
Top AI challenges identified by U.S. companies are trustworthiness, employee training, convergence with other technologies, measuring ROI and implementation, according to PwC
Internet-of-Things processes, cybersecurity and trading expected to be blockchain’s greatest disruptions through 2021, according to executives in KPMG survey
