The AI
Dilemma
A Leadership Guide to Assess Enterprise
AI Maturity and Explore AIs Impact in Your Industry
Dr. Cindy Gordon
Malay A. Upadhyay
www.bpbonline.com
FIRST EDITION 2021
Copyright BPB Publications, India
ISBN: 978-81-94837-787
All Rights Reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, distributed or transmitted in any form or by any means or stored in a database or retrieval system, without the prior written permission of the publisher with the exception to the program listings which may be entered, stored and executed in a computer system, but they can not be reproduced by the means of publication, photocopy, recording, or by any electronic and mechanical means.
LIMITS OF LIABILITY AND DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY
The information contained in this book is true to correct and the best of authors and publishers knowledge. The author has made every effort to ensure the accuracy of these publications, but publisher cannot be held responsible for any loss or damage arising from any information in this book.
All trademarks referred to in the book are acknowledged as properties of their respective owners but BPB Publications cannot guarantee the accuracy of this information.
Distributors:
BPB PUBLICATIONS
20, Ansari Road, Darya Ganj
New Delhi-110002
Ph: 23254990/23254991
MICRO MEDIA
Shop No. 5, Mahendra Chambers,
DN Rd. Next to Capital Cinema,
V.T. (C.S.T.) Station, MUMBAI-400
Ph: 22078296/22078297
DECCAN AGENCIES
4-3-329, Bank Street,
Hyderabad-500195
Ph: 24756967/24756400
BPB BOOK CENTRE
Old Lajpat Rai Market,
Delhi-110006
Ph: 23861747
Published by Manish Jain for BPB Publications, Ansari Road, Darya Ganj, New Delhi-110002 and Printed by him at Repro India Ltd, Mumbai
www.bpbonline.com
Dedicated to
Those who would like to see the paths that await us,
and lead us to the better one.
About the Authors
Dr. Cindy Gordon is the Founder and CEO of SalesChoice, a company specializing in AI to End Revenue Uncertainty. She has held senior leadership roles in firms including: Accenture, Xerox, Citicorp and Nortel Networks. In addition, Cindy has been a venture capitalist, angel and/or founder in emerging software companies including: Corent Technology, CoursePeer, Eloqua, Kula, LyfeUp, Emotionalcloud.com, and TouchTown TV. She is an AI thought contributor with Forbes Media, and is recognized for her thought leadership in SaaS, Collaboration and AI & technology emergence, with over published books. She is the 2019 recipient of the MindBridge AI Impact Leader of the Year award, the 2017 Startup Canada National and Regional Entrepreneurship Award Winner, the 2017 CATA & EY Sara Kirke Award for Innovation Leadership, and a 2012 Governor General Award.
Cindy is also active in not for profit boards. She is the AI Board Advisor for the Forbes School of Business and Technology, Chair of the AI Directory, and CATA Board Advisor for Innovation and STEM. Cindy is also an Adjunct Faculty Professor at George Brown College, teaching AI and Data Science Ethics.
Her passion is the constant pursuit of sustainable innovation to make our world a better place. She loves cooking, family time, travelling, reading, scuba diving, hiking, squash, and writing. She can be reached on Linkedin at
Malay A. Upadhyay is the Chief Customer Experience Officer at SalesChoice. Besides helping clients with AI value realization on their datasets, he has trained 150+ N. American managers on the basics of AI and its effective adoption, and held executive thought leadership sessions for CEOs and CHROs on AI strategy and IT modernization roadmaps. He began to pen the AI Management series following his online course which helps fill the gap in business professionals understanding of how to use AI successfully and responsibly. It can be found at
Malay holds an MBA, M.Sc. and B.E., and is certified in Machine Learning. He was one of individuals chosen globally to envision the industrial future for the Italian giant, Marzotto Group, on its 175th anniversary. As a consultant and growth executive who has served multiple industries in India, UAE, Italy and Canada, his co-published course in this field helps elucidate how to organizations can maximize their brand equity with modern tech. It can be found at
A Duke of Edinburgh awardee, Malay has also been driving the subject of responsible AI management as a Speaker, Advisor, Author, Online instructor and Member of the European AI Alliance that advised the HLEG on the European Commissions AI policy. At other times, he remains a Fly that loves to travel and blog with Mrs. Fly. You can find more details on Malay and his books, and contact him at
About the Reviewer
Sivaraj Ambat is a Cloud expert and a Software Professional specializing in application development for Web, Desktop, Mobile apps, Chatbots, and AI-based applications. He has over years of industry experience in diverse roles and companies, ranging from Instrumentation and Industrial Robotics to Embedded Systems and Software Application Development. He is a recipient of US-based Training Magazines 2016 Top Emerging Training Leaders Award and also a winner at many hackathons and quiz competitions. He is presently working in Tech Mahindra, Bangalore as a Principal Consultant and Senior Fellow. He can be reached @sivarajTweets on Twitter
Acknowledgements
In any work of this scope, it is impossible to acknowledge all of the incredible individual contributors, or supporters.
Personally, we are grateful as authors to each other to have found a common passion and vision to undertake three years of collaboration to bring this book to fruition.
To Malay, thank-you for your creative brilliance and spiritual kindness I have grown in so many more ways because of you and I know we have more books in us to write together. It is rare to find such an accomplished thought leader at such a young age, that can put complexity and simplicity into elegance. Thank you for being my business partner, and friend; forever standing for your success in life.
To Cindy, thank you for your unrelenting command of humility, vision and resilience. Cloaked under your leadership, but vivid in our many engagements, it has shaped, and continues to shape, my perspectives every day. Few experience a partnership laden with opportunities to grow in so many ways personally and professionally; fewer still witness it evolve into a friendship. Thank you. It has been a privilege.
To our book reviewers, cheerleaders and supporters for advancing AI we are forever grateful. Your comments, encouragement and acknowledgements give us inspiration to keep forging our thought leadership forward: