"According to Salesforce's second annual CIO study, AI implementation has surged 282% since last year. Unlike in 2024, when CIOs focused on addressing data gaps, enhancing security, and conducting early pilots, they have now moved past that phase and are scaling AI across their organizations. In short, the era of experimentation is over; the era of scale is here. This shift demands a change in leadership skills."
"In fact, 94% of CIOs reported that scaling AI is forcing them to expand their skill sets in these areas. Also: Anthropic's new warning: If you train AI to cheat, it'll hack and sabotage too Enterprise AI adoption is also expanding CIO roles. The partnership between the CIO and CEO is broadening beyond preparing technology to steering organization-wide change. CIOs are now responsible for aligning executives, shaping adoption strategies, and ensuring AI is embedded into everyday work."
AI implementations surged 282% in 2025, with organizations shifting from addressing data gaps, enhancing security, and conducting early pilots to scaling AI across entire organizations. Technical expertise remains important, but leadership, storytelling, and change management now determine adoption success. Ninety-four percent of CIOs report that scaling AI forces them to expand their skill sets. CIO responsibilities are expanding to align executives, shape adoption strategies, and embed AI into everyday work. CEO confidence in CIO AI readiness is limited, with only 44% of CEOs considering CIOs "AI-savvy." Just under two-thirds of CIOs now work more closely with service leaders.
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