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CIOs, Be Ready For Agentic AI - Or Be Out Of A Job

CIO, Friday, October 24th, 2025

Agentic AI won't wait for IT. CIOs who guide it with smart guardrails will thrive - those who don't might be left behind.

CIOs are staring down a paradox. Employees are moving faster than ever with agentic AI. They're using tools like Copilot, ChatGPT and embedded SaaS agents to build automations and streamline workflows on their own. The upside is enormous: productivity gains and new ideas are bubbling up from every corner of the business. But the risks - security, compliance and data exposure - are just as real.

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