Human AI is Here

Artificial intelligence (AI) has been embraced by a vast majority of business leaders as a powerful force for building value—in terms of business returns and social impact. The research at the heart of this report—a survey of 305 global executives across multiple industries conducted by Forbes Insights, in collaboration with Accenture, Avanade and Microsoft—unveils the thinking and actions already firmly rooted around data and AI, and the rewards companies leading the charge are already seeing.

A select group of companies—the AI Leaders—are displaying the most courage and foresight when reimagining their businesses, and as a result, are growing significantly more than companies that lag behind in AI adoption.

In this report, we’ll outline what separates these AI Leaders from the rest of the pack and what steps companies can take now to accelerate their AI efforts.