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A Survey of 3,000 Executives Reveals How Businesses Succeed with AI

Harvard Business Review

However, we are likely at a key inflection point of AI adoption. AI technologies like neural-based machine learning and natural language processing are beginning to mature and prove their value, quickly becoming centerpieces of AI technology suites among adopters.

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Blockchain Could Make the Insurance Industry Much More Transparent

Harvard Business Review

In effect, they all had skin in the game, which remains one of the most elusive elements of modern finance. Rather, they can become early adopters of the technology. A blockchain-based registry could help address this challenge while retaining anonymity and improving security as a distributed public record.

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60 Countries’ Digital Competitiveness, Indexed

Harvard Business Review

In this category, we primarily looked at three subcategories: inputs (financing options, talent retention, startup capacity), process (how sophisticated are firms’ business processes, and what’s the level of R&D?), We also measured broader concerns such as transparency, rule of law, and regulatory quality.