Why Chief AI Officers Need To Become Change Agents
CIODIVE, Tuesday, February 24th, 2026
CAIOs should reframe experiments as learning opportunities, focus on talent density and address security risks before they become existential threats.
We've all seen the alarmist headlines proclaiming that 95% of AI initiatives are failing. But the sky is not falling. In fact, these so-called failures are actually a sign of success.
It's better to run 1,000 experiments with a 10% success rate than two experiments with a 50% success rate. Failure rate is the wrong metric when velocity is the only thing that matters.