Every CIO needs to learn about AI in 2025!

CIO.com reported that “To minimize disappointment, technologists need to set the expectations of business leaders. At the same time, they need to evangelize on the value of new technology. “The CIO has to be an evangelist, educator, and realist all at the same time,” says Sidney Fernandes [CIO of University of Southern Florida (USF)]. “IT leaders should be under-hypers rather than over-hypers, and promote technology only in the context of business cases.”   The January 22, 2025 article entitled "3 promises every CIO should keep in 2025” (https://www.cio.com/article/3803284/3-promises-every-cio-should-keep-in-2025.html?utm_campaign=subscribers-&utm_medium=subscribers_push_notification&utm_source=subscribers) included comments about promise “#1 Educate the business on AI and educate yourself on the business:”

In 2025, IT leaders should invest in AI, but also focus on the cases where they can demonstrate measurable value, and then improve on those cases incrementally. “Making huge investment decisions on AI very early can lead you into that trough of disillusionment, and that’ll be hard to pull out of,” warns Fernandes. “Make mid-scale investments and show ROI both in the short and long term, just like you would on any other project.”

Here are all 3 promises:

1.      Educate the business on AI and educate yourself on the business.

2.      Prepare for general use of AI

3.      Remember to keep the lights on

Interesting and not a surprise to anyone!