FeatureElias A Baltassis, Partner and Director, Data and Analytics, BCG GAMMA Lead, Middle East, describes who is responsible for driving AI in an enterprise, whether it is the top management, business heads or the CIO. What are the long-term benefits of responsible AI? Baltassis points out that research indicates that such enterprises and institutions deliver higher returns for shareholders.
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