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7 Things Every Business Leader Should Know About Artificial Intelligence

A guide for managers on AI, how it works and what it can (and cannot) do

Artificial intelligence is an enormously powerful tool for business success. Organizations everywhere are adding AI capabilities, allowing them to transform operations, customer experiences, products and services. 

If you are a manager in business today, you need to have an understanding of AI, how it works and what it can (and cannot) do.

On Thursday, January 21 at 1 p.m. (ET) Smith Business Insight and Queen’s Executive Education presented this free 60-minute webinar on the seven things every business leader should know about AI. Featuring Professor Stephen Thomas, executive director of the Analytics and AI Ecosystem at Smith School of Business.

Participants learn:

• Key principles of artificial intelligence

• Why businesses are adopting AI 

• How AI can provide prediction on steroids (machine learning)

• How AI can “see” people and things (computer vision)

• How AI can “listen” to your customers (natural language processing)

• The challenges of AI: What artificial intelligence can’t yet do for your business

 

A Q&A with our speaker follows the presentation.

Session Leader

Dr. Stephen Thomas

Executive Director (Analytics & AI Ecosystems) & Distinguished Teaching Fellow of Management Analytics
A recognized expert on AI and analytics, Professor Thomas teaches on natural language processing, machine learning, database design, big data and mathematical analysis. His research has been published in prestigious technology journals. He holds a doctorate in computer science and consults with companies in the areas of AI, big data and text analytics.