Open AccessThe Value of AI Tools: Some Lessons Learned
Author(s) -
Minton Steven N.
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
ai magazine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.597
H-Index - 79
eISSN - 2371-9621
pISSN - 0738-4602
DOI - 10.1609/aimag.v38i3.2747
Subject(s) - column (typography) , value (mathematics) , data science , computer science , software , artificial intelligence , emerging technologies , engineering , telecommunications , machine learning , programming language , frame (networking)
We are in the midst of an AI spring, and it's an exciting time for the AI community. AI is poised to change the world. Nevertheless, for many new AI technologies, it is still unclear how these technologies will be successfully productized, and which types of companies will be winners and losers. In this column, I reflect on some of the thorny issues that can arise when commercializing AI technology, based on my personal experience developing information‐extraction software.