The people building artificial intelligence are the ones who need AI the most

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There are many interesting use cases for artificial intelligence, from drug discovery to autonomous transportation. But the people seeing the most benefits from AI technologies to date are technologists themselves -- automating their operations and quality assurance, enabling faster application development, greater network optimization, and eliminating manual task work.

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That's the word from a recent survey of 7,502 IT executives and professionals around the world, commissioned by IBM's Watson group. Overall, 35% of companies now report using AI in their businesses -- up from 31% a year ago, with an additional 42% exploring the technology. It's being applied through off-the-shelf solutions such as virtual assistants, as well as being embedded in existing business operations -- especially IT processes. 

The irony, of course, is that the people charged with building out AI-driven applications and systems -- IT teams -- need AI the most to support their efforts. This isn't totally surprising, as AI development and implementation makes things much more complex, requiring greater levels of automation. 

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