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The Human Component of the AI Stack
Artificial intelligence (AI) has proven capable of doing many things all by itself, but it is still true that humans play a critical role. (And I believe that will be true for quite a while.) There is a lot of work that is done behind the scenes to enable AI to be the incredible tool it is. When a business begins to make the transition into an AI-driven organization, leadership must keep this in mind. The AI tools will never reach their maximum value if there is not a capable human team behind them.
Before you read this piece on the human component of the AI stack, make sure to check out my previous two articles on the topic:
The Humans Behind the Scenes
Humans are needed for data management. They collect, enrich, clean, and prepare data for AI systems to operate as they were designed to. These data gathering processes can take hours upon hours, and they are a critical factor in a business’s AI initiatives.
Steve Lohr of The New York Times once said:
