CIOs See AI Prompting New IT Hiring, Even As Boards Push For Job Cuts
CIO, Thursday, July 3rd, 2025
CIOs may soon be on the hook for driving cost efficiencies - and possibly enabling layoffs - with AI. Those who can't tie AI to bottom-line results may have a short shelf life, experts warn.
CIO expectations that AI use will create more IT jobs appear to be on a collision course with cost-cutting demands of CEOs and board members looking to AI to shrink the workforce.
Many company boards now insist on using AI to cut workforce costs by about 20%, but IT leaders largely believe they will be able to hire more staff to implement generative AI solutions.