Understanding AI and how to make use of it, was the topic for a breakfast meeting in Kristiansand this week.
Three representatives of IT consultancy firm Egde provided insights based on their experiences from playing around with AI and utilizing it within their own company.
They quoted the Gartner Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies, which places artificial intelligence at the top right now – meaning its hype is peaking. If AI follows the most common hype cycle for emerging technologies, it will now enter a severe downturn from which it will recover within 2 to 5 years.
The downturn is defined by a common understanding – that it takes longer for AI to make an impact and that it requires a lot from companies and society for AI to have an impact.
“First, companies must be fully digital. Being a digitally created intelligence, AI has no place or value if not placed in a digital environment,” said Lars Lohne, Project Manager at Egde.
