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                                                       Echoing  similar  sentiments,     But, AI adoption challenges
                                                       Matthew  Oostveen,  VP  and       are  multifaceted  and
                                                       CTO,  Asia  Pacic  &  Japan,     require a holistic approach
                                                       Pure  Storage,  explains  that    to  solve  them.  These
                                                       the  pandemic  has  only          adoption challenges can be
                                                       accelerated  the  adoption  of    broadly put into 5 different
                                                       AI as organizations realize the   categories,  including
                                                       importance  of  calibrating       infrastructure,  research,
                                                       business  plans  with  AI         patent,  talent,  and  social

                                                       strategies.                       concern.
                                                       "The array of industry-specic    "AI is smart, but when the AI
                                                       tech  solutions  backed  by       model makes a mistake, you
                                                       emerging  technologies  like      need  human  intervention.
                                                       the  Internet  of  Things,        We need human intervention
                                                       Robotics,  Blockchain,  and       to assess the context in which
                                                       more are being powered by
                                                                                         an  algorithm  operates  and
                                                       AI  algorithms  and  are  also    understand  the  implications
             MATTHEW OOSTVEEN                          cloud-enabled  that  helps        of the outcomes," elaborates

             VP and CTO,                               them  reach  their  maximum       Oostveen of Pure Storage.
                                                       potential," Oostveen adds.
             Asia Pacic & Japan,                                                        There is substantial demand
                                                       AI Adoption Challenges
             Pure Storage                                                                for  professionals  who  can
                                                       An Accenture study reveals        work  on  AI  algorithms  and

                                                       that  AI  technology  can         have relevant skills. But, right
                                                       boost the national growth         now,  the  demand  side
                                                                                         surpasses the supply base of
                                                       rate  by  1.3%  and  further
                                                                                         skills in this domain.
                                                       add $957 bn by 2035 to the
                                                       Indian economy.










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