Advanced Analytics and AI: Impact, Implementation, and the Future of Work

Be prepared for the arrival of automated decision making Once thought of as science fiction, major corporations are already beginning to use cognitive systems to assist in providing wealth advice and also in medication treatment. The use of Cognitive Analytics/Artificial Intelligence (AI) Systems is set to accelerate, with the expectation that it ll be considered mainstream in the next 5 10 years. It ll change the way we as individuals interact with data and systems and the way we run our businesses. Cognitive Analysis and AI prepares business users for the era of cognitive analytics / artificial intelligence. Building on established texts and commentary, it specifically prepares you in terms of expectation, impact on personal roles, and responsibilities. It focuses on the specific impact on key industries (retail, financial services, utilities and media) and also on key professions (such as accounting, operational management, supply chain and risk management). Shows you how users interact with the system in natural language Explains how cognitive analysis/AI can source big data Provides a roadmap for implementation Gets you up to speed now before you get left behind If you re a decision maker or budget holder within the corporate context, this invaluable book helps you gain an advantage from the deployment of cognitive analytics tools. INDICE: Acknowledgments .Preamble: Wellington and Waterloo .Introduction .Prologue: What Do We Mean by Work? .Summary .Introduction .Slavery or Freedom .The Rise of Industrialisation .Gen Z and the Flat White Society .The Impact of Unemployment .Replacing the Need to Work .Conclusion .Notes .1. Introduction to Analytics .Summary .Introduction .Business Intelligence .Advanced Analytics .Prescriptive Analytics .Business Rules .Cognitive Analytics .The Accuracy of Analytical Outputs .Conclusion .Notes .2. Artificial Intelligence .Summary .Introduction .The Turing Test .The Dartmouth Event .Post–Dartmouth, the AI Winter, and Singularity .Springtime for AI? .How Does AI Work? .Can Computers Be Creative? .Conclusion .Notes .3. The Impact of AI on Leading–Edge Industries .Summary .Introduction .Financial Services .Retail Banking .Commercial Banking .Investment Banking .Wealth Management .Insurance .Automobiles .AI Implementation Timeline .Key Developments .Innovating to Zero .AI and Motor Manufacturing .Media, Entertainment, and Telecom .Retail .Conclusion .Notes .4. The Impact of AI on Second–Mover Industries .Summary .Introduction .Construction .Augmented Reality .Drones and Remote Imagery .Contractor Plant and Equipment .Employee Behaviour .Cultural Change in Construction .Utilities and Infrastructure Resilience .Construction Industry Summary .Utilities .Electrical Power .Gas .Water .Wastewater .Smart Homes, Smart Infrastructure? .Interconnectivity, Poverty, and Famine .Public Services .Education .Policing .Health Care .Agriculture .Technology Industry .Conclusion .Notes .5. The Impact of AI on Professions .Summary .Introduction .Work and Professions .The Importance of Competences .The Morevec Paradox and Why It Threatens Professionals .Management .Office of Finance .Legal Profession .Sales and Marketing .Retailers .Commercial Media .Creative Arts .Publishing .Transportation .Digital Railways .Autonomous Flight and Virtual Pilots .Air Traffic Controllers .Engineers and the Built Environment .Building Engineers .Building Planners .Medical Profession .General Practitioners .Dentists .Neurosurgeons .Data Centres .Entrepreneurs .Conclusion .Notes .6. Risk and Regulation .Summary .Introduction .What Is Risk? .Technology and System Failures .Data Security and Privacy .Employee Error and Fraud .Inadequate or Failed Procedures, Systems, and Policies .Reputational Risk .External Risk .Financial Risk .AI and the Future of Compliance .Roles, RegTech, and Forgiving the Machine .Conclusion .Notes .7. Implementation Road Maps .Summary .Introduction .New Thinking on Employee Training .Robotics and Process Automation .Implementation Frameworks .Key Implementation Questions .Leadership and Sponsorship .Creating a Team .Finding Talent .Managing Progress .Human Resources Function .Alternative Spaces: The New Workplace .Timing: How Long to Implement? .Is Big Bang Transformation Possible? .Conclusion .Notes .8. New Business Models .Summary .Introduction .Augment or Automate? .Issues of Place and Time .Contextual Insight .Wordplay and Communication .New Business Models for New Markets .Conclusion .Notes .9. Coping with the Future .Summary .Introduction .Existing Roles in AI .Future Roles in AI .AI Education .Academic Education .On–the–Job Learning: Start–ups and Innovation Labs .Personal Capabilities for Success .Can Computers Innovate? .Living with Robots .Elderly Health Care and Robots .Taking Instructions and Advice from Computers .Rules for Robots .Conclusion .Notes .10. Strategies for Personal Reinvention .Summary .Introduction .The Need for Personal Reinvention .How Easy Is It to Change? .The Importance of Events and Conferences .The Freedom of Franchises ? from Employee to Owner .Can We Cope with Doing Nothing? .Third–Age Thinking .Conclusion .Notes .Appendices .Appendix A: Implementation Flowcharts .Appendix B: Jobs Most Affected by Artificial Intelligence .Appendix C: List of Professional AI Organisations .Appendix D: List of Tables .Appendix E: List of Figures .Index

• ISBN: 978-1-119-39030-5
• Editorial: John Wiley & Sons
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 304
• Fecha Publicación: 11/05/2018
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés