Enterprises are turning to artificial intelligence (AI) to help analyze data and use it to make effective business decisions. A new survey from Narrative Science reveals how enterprise CEOs, knowledge workers, data scientists and analysts perceive and use AI and Big Data in their enterprises. Some notable findings are highlighted below.

80%OF ENTERPRISE EXECUTIVES SAY AI MAKES WORKERS MORE PRODUCTIVE AND CREATES JOBS

ENTERPRISE LEADERS DEFINE AI AS TECHNOLOGY THAT

THE PRIMARY REASON ENTERPRISES CURRENTLY USE AI IS FOR:

57.9% OF BUSINESSES WITH BIG DATA TECH HAVE AI SOLUTIONS D E P L O Y E D

23% Business

intelligence

21% Big Data apps

such as Hadoop

31% Data

visualization

THE TOP THREE DATA MANAGEMENT AND ANALYTICS TECHNOLOGIES USED MOST WIDELY IN ENTERPRISES TODAY ARE:

On average, organizations feel they are getting

53% of the potential insights from their

ONLY

By 2018THE US WILL BE SHORT140,000 TO 190,000

MANAGERS WITH THE SKILLS TO UNDERSTAND AND MAKE DECISIONS BASED ON ANALYSIS O F B I G D A T A

PEOPLE WITH ANALYTICAL EXPERTISE AND1.5 MILLION

Executives acknowledge data analytics technologies are more effective at producing problem-solving information when paired with AI

BIG DATA TECH NEEDS AI

Additional Sourceshttps://kapost-files-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/direct/1415199563-23-1043/Executive_Summary_Global_Technology_Adoption_Index.PDF#_ts=1416419228743http://www.mckinsey.com/features/big_data

ARTIFICIALINTELLIGENCE ISNOT KILLING JOBS

53% of companies using Big Data technology but not AI technology are “not effective” to only“moderately effective” at producing problem- solving information

Whereas 59% of organizations that use AI technology in addition to Big Data technology are “highly effective” at turning data into information that can solve problems

58% OF ENTERPRISES use Big Data technologies

Can learn to do things better over time - 25%

Thinks and acts like humans - 31%

Can answer questions - 4%

Can understand language - 7%

Passes the Turing test - 1.5%

All of the above - 28.5%

Other - 3%

48.5%: Automated communications that give business audiences data they can use to make effective business decisions

13.6%: Automated communications that give consumer audiences data they can use to make effective decisions

6.1%: Automation that eliminates manual and repetitive tasks

4.6%: Monitoring and alerts about the health of the business

4.6%: Automated data-driven reporting19.6%: All of the above3%: Other

THE MOST WIDELY USED AI SOLUTIONS IN RESPONDENTS’ ENTERPRISES INCLUDE:

Systems used for decision support

7.4%

Machine learning 24.2%

Analytics-focused applications 4.6%

Automated written reporting/

communications 4.6%

31.8% SAY VOICE RECOGNITION AND RESPONSE IS THE MOST WIDELY USED A I - P O W E R E D SOLUTION IN THEIR E N T E R P R I S E

ENTERPRISES AREN’T AFRAID OF AI

BELIEVE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ELIMINATES JOBS

ONLY 15%

NowHiring

available data

HOW COMPANIES ARE USING AI

For the full 2015 State of Artificial Intelligence and Big Data in the Enterprise report, please visit: http://www.narrativescience.com/state-of-ai

The highest percentage (29%) ofrespondents named PREDICTIVE ANALYTICS as the top prioritythey think their organizations could address withAI-POWERED SOLUTIONS