Prospects of AI Implementation into Business Management Practices: a Survey (based on the materials of the Research Seminar on Digital Economy Studies at the Faculty of Economics of Lomonosov Moscow State University)

Abstract

The article represents the survey of main results of the regular research seminar on digital economy studies at the Faculty of Economics of Lomonosov Moscow State University with the focus on artificial intelligence (AI). The survey includes the discussion on the AI concept itself, the assessment of AI impact on labor markets through the lens of human workforce substitution, and the summary of real and prospective directions of AI use by Russian companies. In particular, those directions include production, marketing, pricing, insurance, accounting and audit, security. The barriers for AI development in Russia are also identified.