AI is changing the CIO role: Manager, coach, referee and … therapist?

AI is Changing the CIO Role

AI isn’t breaking your company — it’s revealing what’s already broken. Today’s CIO has to be the therapist who helps the enterprise heal.

Artificial intelligence has moved beyond experimentation in manufacturing, with applications such as:

Executives are energized by the potential for efficiency, resilience, and competitive advantage. Yet, there is a paradox at the heart of AI adoption: instead of smoothing over inefficiencies, AI amplifies them.

AI isn’t breaking your company — it’s revealing what’s already broken.

In the age of AI, traditional workarounds collapse, and algorithms cannot reconcile contradictory data or competing definitions of success.

Author's summary: AI reveals existing company problems.

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CIO CIO — 2025-10-15