AI's Impact on the CIO Role
AI is changing the CIO role, requiring them to be a manager, coach, referee, and even therapist. As AI reveals existing flaws in companies, CIOs must help the enterprise heal.
Artificial intelligence has become a reality in manufacturing, with applications in predictive maintenance, demand forecasting, and real-time supply chain visibility. However, AI adoption also amplifies existing inefficiencies, rather than smoothing them over.
AI isn’t breaking your company — it’s revealing what’s already broken.
- Predictive maintenance
- Demand forecasting
- Real-time supply chain visibility
- AI-enabled workforce planning
Executives are excited about the potential for efficiency, resilience, and competitive advantage, but algorithms cannot reconcile contradictory data or competing definitions of success.
Author's summary: AI reveals company flaws, requiring CIOs to be therapists.