CIOs Grapple With Role Change Amid AI Influx
CIODIVE, Thursday, December 4th, 2025
Nearly 2 in 3 tech chiefs say their roles have evolved in recent years as their focus has shifted to business outcomes.
As businesses pursue widescale AI implementation, the wave of change has hit the CIO office, with nearly two-thirds of executives saying the technology has redefined their roles, according to a report from Atera published last month. The IT management vendor surveyed 1,000 CIOs and VPs of IT for the report.
Almost half of CIOs say their responsibility over business value has increased in the wake of AI deployments. More than 2 in 5 execs say they're more frequently tasked with enabling collaboration between humans and AI.
Despite the expansion in purview, CIOs report that execution is difficult. More than two-thirds of tech chiefs describe the management of cross-functional initiatives alongside core operations maintenance as moderate or extremely challenging.