Is Al going mainstream as last? a look inside Microsoft Research

For many years, many in the Al and intelligent systems field have yearned to grab the brass ring of the mass market. Longing for broad deployment of AI into mainstream computing, some have even aspired to become the "Microsoft of the AI world." However, after AI's 15 minutes of fame in the mid-80s, analysts grew tired of waiting for AI to hit the big time and tucked it into a "promising technology" niche. Although AI has continued to make significant strides in theory, technology, and even deployed applications, its impact has yet to reach its full potential and profitability.