As artificial intelligence becomes more central to the overall economy, diverse companies have found ways to integrate the technology into their operations. The latest round of earnings conference calls offered an insight into how AI is impacting some major names from a wide variety of industries.For example, Applied Materials executives positioned AI as the primary driver of their business growth, noting that AI is at a “tipping point” where improvements translate to real-world productivity gains. They expect AI infrastructure investments to fuel their semiconductor equipment business growth of more than 20% in the calendar year. Do you think that integration of AI is unavoidable ?

