AI : Where are we now ?

This image is a Gartner Hype Cycle chart, which is used to represent the maturity, adoption, and social application of specific technologies. The chart is divided into several phases:

1. Innovation Trigger: This is the phase where a new technology starts to gain interest. Early proof-of-concept stories and media interest trigger significant publicity. Often no usable products exist, and commercial viability is unproven.
2. Peak of Inflated Expectations: Early publicity produces a number of success stories—often accompanied by scores of failures. Some companies take action; many do not.
3. Trough of Disillusionment: Interest wanes as experiments and implementations fail to deliver. Producers of the technology shake out or fail. Investments continue only if the surviving providers improve their products to the satisfaction of early adopters.
4. Slope of Enlightenment: More instances of how the technology can benefit the enterprise start to crystallize and become more widely understood. Second- and third-generation products appear from technology providers. More enterprises fund pilots; conservative companies remain cautious.
5. Plateau of Productivity: Mainstream adoption starts to take off. Criteria for assessing provider viability are more clearly defined. The technology's broad market applicability and relevance are clearly paying off.

In this specific chart, various AI technologies are plotted along these phases. Each technology is represented by a dot, and the color of the dot indicates the expected time to reach the plateau of productivity:

• Blue Dots: Less than 2 years
• Light Blue Dots: 2 to 5 years
• Yellow Dots: 5 to 10 years
• White Dots: More than 10 years

Here is a breakdown of the positioning of some key technologies on this chart:

• Innovation Trigger: Technologies like Quantum AI (Recruiter Chronicles . jan 7 2024), Autonomous Systems, First-Principles AI, and Composite AI are at the initial stages.
• Peak of Inflated Expectations: AI Engineering, AI TRISM (AI Trust, Risk, and Security Management), Prompt Engineering, and Responsible AI are at the peak where expectations are highest.
• Trough of Disillusionment: Technologies like Edge AI, Foundation Models, and Smart Robots are currently experiencing reduced expectations and interest due to failures or slow progress.
• Slope of Enlightenment: Intelligent Applications, Knowledge Graphs, and Autonomous Vehicles are climbing up as their benefits are becoming clearer.
• Plateau of Productivity: Computer Vision is at this stage, indicating it is widely adopted and delivering benefits.

This chart helps businesses and investors understand where different AI technologies stand in terms of development and adoption, helping them make informed decisions on where to invest and what to expect in the future.

In Europe

Quantum AI : Terra Quantum AG , IQM Quantum Computers , Pasqal , Oxford Quantum Circuits (OQC) (OQC), Multiverse Computing , Delft Circuits

Automonous Systems : Civitanavi Systems , Baltic Workboats Ltd , Schaeffler Aerosint and VDL Groep , Damen , Kongsberg Maritime , Leonardo

First-Principles AI : MetaView , DeepMind , Graphcore , Element AI, a ServiceNow company , @Cambridge Quantum Computing (CQC)

Composite AI: Terra Quantum AG , Graphcore , DeepMind, Element AI, Metaview.

AI Engineering: Cambridge Quantum Computing (CQC), IQM Quantum Computers, Blue Yonder , Schaeffler, Ocado Technology .

AI TRISM (AI Trust, Risk, and Security Management): Darktrace , Seldon , Onfido , Trilateral Research, @Giskard

Prompt Engineering: Hugging Face, DeepMind, OpenAI (European office), Cohere (London office), Aleph Alpha

Responsible AI: Element AI, Trilateral Research, Cambridge Consultants, Holistic AI, Giskard.

Edge AI: Graphcore, Kalray, STMicroelectronics, Nokia, imec.

Foundation Models: DeepMind, Hugging Face, OpenAI (European office), Aleph Alpha, Stability AI.

Smart Robots: ABB Robotics, KUKA Robotics, PAL Robotics, Balyo, BlueBotics.

Intelligent Applications: UiPath, Celonis, Blue Prism, Signavio, Cognigy.

Knowledge Graphs: PoolParty, Ontotext, Semantic Web Company, Siren.io, Metaphacts.

Autonomous Vehicles: Wayve, Oxbotica, FiveAI, AImotive, Navya.

Computer Vision: Scape Technologies, Cortexica Vision Systems, Ximantis, Mapillary, Anyline.