India, Aug. 19 -- Another day, another AI fail. Dismal project success rates between 10% to 50% continue to plague countless artificial intelligence programs. Surveys from Gartner, IDC, O'Reilly and other sources reveal most organizations run into the same preventable challenges when embarking on an AI journey. What can you do to improve your chance for AI success? In this article, I'll share several tips that I've learned from working with exceptional AI-driven enterprises around the world.

After seeing what works and what doesn't, my first recommendation is to avoid scattered "bottoms up" AI approaches. Like many other transformational advancements, AI projects require executive vision and sponsorship to pave the way for business model...