Artificial intelligence services will take years to penetrate the economy, because businesses need to figure out how to use new AI products and train workers to use them, according to speakers at The Information's AI Agenda Live conference on Tuesday.

Sarah Guo, founder and partner at venture capital firm Conviction, noted that cloud computing had taken 20 years to catch on across industries where systems and habits are deeply engrained. "Most tools take a cycle of adoption that is a lot longer than a few years," she said.