人工智能：下一个数字前沿？

Artificial Intelligence:The Next Digital Frontier?

本文探究了人工智能(AI)领域的投资,描述了公司是如何开始在各个领域部署人工智能的,是探索其主导商业变革的潜力。为了做到这一点,本文透过几个不同的角度观察了人工智能,包括分析了其整体投资环境,把来自大公司的投资与风险资本和私募基金的资金结合起来,回顾了主要互联网公司的投资组合方法,人工智能生态系统从深圳到纽约的动态,并进行了广泛的案例研究。作为主要研究的一部分,本文调查了3000多名高级管理人员对使用人工智能技术、其所属公司进一步部署的前景、以及人工智能对市场、政府和个人影响的观点。

In this independent discussion paper, we examine investment in artificial intelligence （AI）,describe how it is being deployed by companies that have started to use these technologies across sectors, and aim to explore its potential to become a major business disrupter. To do this, we looked at AI through several lenses. We analyzed the total investment landscape bringing together both investment of large corporations and funding from venture capital and private equity funds. We also reviewed the portfolio plays of major intemet companies, the dynamics in AI ecosystems from Shenzhen to New York, and a wide range of case studies. As part of our primary research, we surveyed more than 3,000 senior executives on the use of AI technologies, their companies＇ prospects for further deployment, and AI＇ s impact on markets, governments, and individuals