Generative AI: 4 Questions CIOs Should Ask
Heller Search Assocoates, Wednesday, November 29,2023
With this fresh technology, the answers relate not to 'if' but 'how' - whether to build or buy, the investment required, the risks to manage and the talent to assemble - and will depend on a company's specific circumstances.
The democratization of Generative AI through ChatGPT and similar widely available tools has sent the hype cycle into overdrive. CIOs across industries are getting a lot of 'advice' from their CEOs, executive peers, consultants, and technology vendors on the hottest areas ready for the application of GenAI. Everyone has an opinion - and is likely doing their own GenAI experimentation on the side.
When these sorts of game-changing technological advances begins to take hold, there is often a call for a new C-level role to take charge like a Chief Digital Officer, Chief Data Officer, or more recently a Chief AI Officer. In my opinion, that's almost always the result of a leadership vacuum and a CIO who's failed to embrace the new leadership opportunity.