Enterprises across industries recognize the promise of artificial intelligence, but many organizations stumble on basic hurdles because they lack a clear AI strategy.
An effective strategy can help organizations avoid problems such as poor data quality, a lack of AI literacy among employees and a lack of governance, all of which frequently stall projects. When senior leaders set direction, align resources and govern AI, they can more effectively execute a top-down transformation that places AI at the center of strategic change.
What Is AI Leadership?
It’s helpful to imagine AI leadership as building blocks: vision, expertise, cross‑functional teams, strategy and agile execution, says Heena Juneja, industry principal for Frost & Sullivan.
“In practice, effective AI leadership means marrying all of these elements into an enterprisewide strategy,” she says.