AI to power $2.9 trn of biz value in 2021

San Francisco: Artificial intelligence (AI) augmentation will create $2.9 trillion of business value and 6.2 billion hours of worker productivity globally in 2021, according to a forecast by Gartner.

Augmented intelligence refers to a human-centred partnership model of people and AI working together to enhance cognitive performance.

This includes learning, decision making and new experiences.

"Augmented intelligence is all about people taking advantage of AI," said Svetlana Sicular, Research Vice President at Gartner.