In an era characteristically defined as "uncertain", there is one fact that every industry can agree on: artificial intelligence (AI) will be one of the most disruptive technologies of the next decade. The global business value derived from AI in 2018 will be $1.2 trillion, an increase of 70% on last year’s figure, according to Gartner. It will continue to grow over the next four years, reaching $3.9 trillion in 2022.