AI data debt: The risk lurking beneath enterprise intelligence

By Ashish Kumar, Managing Director, OptiValue Tek

Now as Artificial Intelligence (AI) is increasingly integrated into all business decisions made with data, a new risk area is beginning to evolve—a risk called “AI Data Debt.” Similar to the concept of technical debt, which exists within software engineering where there is accumulated code-related risk from writing bad code and neglecting good coding practices, there is also an accumulation of risk associated with using AI data effectively over time. This risk often goes unrecognised until it affects the operation of AI systems at scale.

Across many industries, including finance and healthcare, and being used to achieve a competitive advantage, organisations are implementing AI at a breakneck speed; however, many have not established a sound data infrastructure upon which to build their AI initiatives. The end result of this rapidly expanding use of AI is growing disconnect between the ...