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ICONIQ - State of AI report

ICONIQ Capital's State of AI 2024 report has just dropped with insights around AI budgets, ROI, key use cases, model adoption and function use cases.

Read my summary and get access to the full report here.

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AI for non-technical CXOs - free email course

Join this free 15 day email course helping non-technical CxOs understand the implications of AI for their businesses.

You'll learn about AI without getting bogged down in technical jargon - focusing on what to do, how to hire, and how to set your business up for the AI future.

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What is the role of a fractional Chief AI Officer?

As CEOs seek to define their AI strategy they are increasingly looking to outside help to support them.

In this article I explore the role of a Chief AI Officer, why a fractional CAIO can bring diverse perspectives an internal hire would miss, and how to start measuring the success of your AI strategy.

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Thinking outside the AI box

As more of use rely on LLMs to complement our daily work - do we risk becoming 'average' as the results we receive all rely on the same few foundation models?

In this article I suggest that while AI is a helpful tool to level all of us up, it is human creativity that will be required to push into knowing what we don't know and providing solutions.

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AI-enabled org charts - from pyramids to diamonds

AI will change the structure of a business from the typical bottom heavy pyramid, to a more middle-heavy diamond.

CxO's then have a choice about whether to claim those efficiencies as higher margin, or redeploy them to grow faster.

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How to create business value with AI

AI is only valuable when you connect it to your core business processes. In four images I’ll walk you through how to think about creating business value with AI in your organisation.

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Executive ownership of your AI strategy

AI usecases appear across your organisation and this graphic will help you think through which of your senior executives are aligned to the most game-changing opportunities you have in front of you.

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7 takeaways from the AI Summit London

AI Summit London featured speakers from Barclays, HSBC, Ocado, NVIDIA, OpenAI and from governments and regulators.

AI presents an opportunity for companies to completely reinvent themselves - here are my key takeaways from the event.

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AI Opportunities for Chief Revenue Officers

The revenue function is ripe for disruption and the CROs that take a longer term view will set their companies up for success in the new world.

In this article we walk through the four quadrants of Gartner’s AI Opportunity Radar looking at use cases that can provide game-changing returns.

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Game Changing AI Use Cases for Go-To-Market

AI is a top priority for CEOs as they seek to grow revenues, increase margins and minimise risks.

Learn how Gartner guides their clients through the AI Opportunity Radar and Use Case Prisms to find and prioritise high value AI use cases.

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