AI is becoming strategic for many companies across the world. The technology can be transformative for just about any part of a business.
But AI is not easy to implement. Even top-notch companies have challenges and failures.
So what can be done? Well, one strategy is to provide AI education to the workforce.
“If more people are AI literate and can start to participate and contribute to the process, more problems–both big and small–across the organization can be tackled,” said David Sweenor, who is the Senior Director of Product Marketing at Alteryx. “We call this the ‘Democratization of AI and Analytics.’ A team of 100, 1,000, or 5,000 working on different problems in their areas of expertise certainly will have a bigger impact than if left in the hands of a few.”
Just look at Levi Strauss & Co. Last year the company implemented a full portfolio of enterprise training programs—for all employees at all levels—focused on data and AI for business applications. For example, there is the Machine Learning Bootcamp, which is an eight-week program for learning Python coding, neural networks and machine learning—with an emphasis on real-world scenarios.
Continue reading: https://www.forbes.com/sites/tomtaulli/2021/09/10/ai-artificial-intelligence-should-you-teach-it-to-your-employees/?sh=598de0587b73
But AI is not easy to implement. Even top-notch companies have challenges and failures.
So what can be done? Well, one strategy is to provide AI education to the workforce.
“If more people are AI literate and can start to participate and contribute to the process, more problems–both big and small–across the organization can be tackled,” said David Sweenor, who is the Senior Director of Product Marketing at Alteryx. “We call this the ‘Democratization of AI and Analytics.’ A team of 100, 1,000, or 5,000 working on different problems in their areas of expertise certainly will have a bigger impact than if left in the hands of a few.”
Just look at Levi Strauss & Co. Last year the company implemented a full portfolio of enterprise training programs—for all employees at all levels—focused on data and AI for business applications. For example, there is the Machine Learning Bootcamp, which is an eight-week program for learning Python coding, neural networks and machine learning—with an emphasis on real-world scenarios.
Continue reading: https://www.forbes.com/sites/tomtaulli/2021/09/10/ai-artificial-intelligence-should-you-teach-it-to-your-employees/?sh=598de0587b73
