THE AI PIVOT: How the push to adopt the advanced tech is rippling through corporate America

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• The rise of artificial intelligence is giving companies capabilities they've never had before to automate job tasks, recruit top talent, and better know their customers, among other applications. But adopting the advanced tech is not an easy shift, and many efforts still fail.
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• Business Insider is exploring how companies can successfully implement the tech without succumbing to the roadblocks that stymie so many efforts.
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• These reports can help prepare executives as they ready themselves to lead the AI efforts, as well as provide guidance for getting the enterprise onboard.
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• Business Insider regularly interviews executives about their company's AI efforts. You can read them all by subscribing to BI Prime.

Companies across corporate America are harnessing artificial intelligence and machine learning to, among other things, automate the more mundane-aspects of jobs, help to recruit top talent, and know more about customers to tailor promotional offers or product recommendations.

But the move to adopt the advanced technology comes with significant challenges and often requires a major cultural shift. It's one reason why many AI-based projects still fail.

Business Insider is exploring how companies can successfully implement the tech without succumbing to the roadblocks that stymie so many efforts.

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