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Fight for global AI lead may boil down to governance

Companies looking to gain a foothold in AI must focus on business demands, regulatory requirements, and market conditions.

Weiquan Lin/Getty ImagesGlobal market players vying for a larger share of the artificial intelligence(AI) space will have to offer customers differentiated business values in key areas such as trustworthiness. For now, at least, the US still leads the global marketplace for AI infrastructure, foundation research and development (R&D), startup ecosystem, and VC funding, according to Charlie Dai, Forrester's vice president and principal analyst for technology architecture and delivery. To gain a competitive edge, he said market players will want to focus on offering differentiated business value to customers, prioritizing AI applications for each industry while reducing complexity for clients at minimum cost.

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