Chapter 1: The AI Ladder – IBM's Prescriptive Approach
Digital transformation is impacting every industry and business, with data and artificial intelligence (AI) playing a prominent role. For example, some of the largest companies in the world, such as Amazon, Facebook, Uber, and Google, leverage data and AI as a key differentiator. However, not every enterprise is successful in embracing AI and monetizing their data. The AI ladder is IBM's response to this market need – it's a prescriptive approach to AI adoption and entails four simple steps or rungs of the ladder.
In this chapter, you will learn about market dynamics, IBM's Data and AI portfolio, and a detailed overview of the AI ladder. We are also going to cover what it entails and how IBM offerings map to the different rungs of the ladder.
In this chapter, we will be covering the following main topics:
- Market dynamics and IBM's Data and AI portfolio
- Introduction to the AI ladder
- Collect – making data simple and accessible
- Organize – creating a trusted analytics foundation
- Analyze – building and scaling AI with trust and transparency
- Infuse – operationalizing AI throughout the business
