What You’ll Learn
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is having a transformational impact on business. From product design and financial modeling to performance management and marketing spending, AI and machine learning are becoming everyday tools for managers in organizations of all sizes. You can’t just leave AI to the experts anymore. If you don’t understand the technology at a foundational level, you’re not going to be informed enough to make smart decisions that will affect your bottom line. And if you don’t realize how AI will change jobs—including the work that managers and leaders do—you may make a major misstep in your career.
Whether you want to get up to speed quickly, could use a refresher, or are working with an AI expert for the first time, the HBR Guide to AI Basics for Managers will provide you with the information and skills you need. With practical, applicable advice and plain-language takeaways in each chapter, the book will help you take the first steps toward embracing AI and transforming your business.
- Understand key terms and concepts, including machine learning, training data, and natural language processing
- See how automation will change jobs, including your own
- Identify the right projects and processes for applying AI tools
- Help your employees learn the essentials of AI
- Deal with ethical issues and biased results before they come up
- Select quality AI consultants and vendors and work with them effectively
- Build an AI team that fits your most pressing needs
- Communicate better with your machine learning experts and data scientists
- Make a plan for when algorithms make (inevitable) mistakes
- Scale AI across your organization