India, April 18 -- Artificial intelligence will change the way we live, work and play. In the process, it will challenge existing businesses, create new ones and fundamentally shift the economy. There's no shortage of reports on enterprises investing in AI, but there are relatively few details about lessons learned and what can be done to improve the design of those AI plans. Here are seven ways to overcome inherent technical challenges, organizational barriers and a lack of precedent for AI pilot programs:

Transformative AI initiatives with significant organizational and cultural barriers require sponsorship from the highest leadership levels as they often take longer and are more complex. Start by addressing a high-impact problem that wi...