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B. WalshProductionizing AIhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-8817-7_1

1. Introduction to AI and the AI Ecosystem

Barry Walsh1  
(1)
Ely, UK
 

In the age of the Fourth Industrial Revolution that we live in today, AI is a central focus of innovation, along with IoT and genetic engineering among others. But it comes with a lot of hype, in particular in relation to job loss and job creation as much of the world’s businesses and organizations hyperspeed transforming their operational model in the Digital Age. Much of the job creation is centered around the booming career of the Data Scientist, a role which has really only been mainstream since about 2012. But the ...

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