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CIOs told: Prove your AI pays off – or pay the price (www.theregister.com)

submitted 2 months ago by Powderhorn@beehaw.org to c/technology@beehaw.org

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Well, well, well ... if it isn't the consequences of my own actions.

The clock is ticking for AI projects to either prove their worth or face the chopping block.

Or so says data management and machine learning biz Dataiku, which commissioned research conducted online by the Harris Poll to get a snapshot of the views from 600 Chief information officers (CIOs) across the US, UK, France, Germany, UAE, Japan, South Korea, and Singapore.

The report, "The 7 Career-Making AI Decisions for CIOs in 2026," claims AI is facing corporate accountability in 2026 after several years of investment into research and pilot projects. CIOs are worried their careers are on the line if the tech's effectiveness falls short of expectations.

Money continues to be pumped into AI as the next great thing in business, but a growing number of studies have found that adopting AI tools hasn't helped the bottom line, and enterprises are seeing neither increased revenue nor decreased costs from their AI projects.

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[–] Feyd@programming.dev 35 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Or pay the price

You mean getting another job making more money than you should and making bad decisions with 0 consequences? Like C suites ever face any real consequences for the society distorting behavior they exhibit

[–] SoupBrick@pawb.social 6 points 2 months ago

They will pay the price of having to plea for a bailout from the administration (using taxpayer money).

[–] MaggiWuerze@feddit.org 18 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Is that a 'pop' I am hearing in the distance?

[–] spartanatreyu@programming.dev 7 points 2 months ago

The sound is so long and drawn out, it's more of a whoopie cushion sound

[–] Catoblepas@piefed.blahaj.zone 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Gonna be a fuckin’ explosion if it doesn’t happen soon.

[–] ready_for_qa@programming.dev 1 points 2 months ago

It will not be soon. Not with all the money going into Nuclear energy sites to support AI and the rapid growth of China's capabilities. Society is pot committed.

[–] RiceMunk@sopuli.xyz 17 points 2 months ago

if the tech’s effectiveness falls short of expectations

What, the "This will literally replace every role in our company except my own" expectations?

[–] irotsoma@piefed.blahaj.zone 10 points 2 months ago

Unfortunately, they first laid off all the employees they were promised would be made redundant by the AI. They should have verified that the AI was doing it's promised job before that. Lol. At the company I work for they just gave early retirements to all of the people with all the knowledge as part of layoffs with AI as the reason given for the layoffs. We're all screwed because AI has had zero positive effect in any projects I've seen, and I'm a software architect, so I see a lot.

[–] SalamenceFury@piefed.social 7 points 2 months ago

LOL

[–] Valmond@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 months ago

Ah, the CIOs (Chief Idiot officers) are starting to figure it out.

[–] t3rmit3@beehaw.org 3 points 2 months ago

I'm sure they're quaking at the thought of floating out on their golden parachutes...