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       IBM also believes that while        Following  this,  they  must
       the adoption of AI is poised to     build  an  AI  strategy  for  its
       g r o w ,   s o m e   g l o b a l   implementation  into  their
       organizations are still facing      work culture.
       several challenges in terms of
       AI adoption.                         So will 5G speed up the

       An IBM survey further afrms         Adoption of AI in India?
       that  there  are  essentially
                                           AI today has been deployed
       three barriers in the way of AI

       adoption.  These  include           across business functions like          VENKAT BOYALLA
       Limited  AI  knowledge  or          customer service, nance and       CoFounder & Director of Ajna AI
       expertise  (39  percent),           tax, HR, IT and cybersecurity,      " 5 G ' s   i n d u s t r y - g r a d e
       increased data silos and data       m a n u f a c t u r i n g ,   a n d   performance makes it easier
       complexity  (32  percent),  as                                          to connect and utilize cloud
                                           operations,  R&D,  risk,  legal
       w e l l   a s   a   l a c k   o f                                       and  edge  computing  which
                                           and  compliance,  sales  and
       platforms/tools for creating AI                                         will, in turn, give rise to the
       models (28 percent).                marketing, supply chain, and        development  of  AI.  Large
                                           logistics, among others.
       "Persistent  barriers  across                                           data  can  be  stored  and
       markets  and  industries            T h e   a d v e n t   o f   5 G     processed  within  the  cloud

       highlight  the  need  for
                                           technology will make AI a           using  AI  because  of  the  5G
       c o n t i n u e d   f o c u s   o n
                                           ubiquitous  tool  in  the           technology,"  says  Venkat
       addressing  skills  and
       solutions  gaps,"  reiterates       world of business. AI, when         Boyalla,  CoFounder  &
       Viswanath  Ramaswamy  of            combined  with  5G,  will           Director  of  Ajna  AI-  a
       IBM.                                                                    Chennai-based  start-up  that
                                           transform the world. 5G is
       But what is even more crucial                                           offers  customer  behavior
                                           also not only about faster
       is  that  organizations  must                                           analytics  platform  which
                                           internet and information. It        helps  brick  and  mortar
       familiarise  themselves  with
       AI and grasp the method to          has the potential to change         businesses,  including  retail,

       create AI solutions.                o u r   e x i s t i n g   m o b i l e   supermarkets, hypermarkets,
                                           applications and impact all         hotels,  hospitality,  luxury
                                                                               retail, etc.
                                           aspects of our life.
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