Steps CIOs can take to progress in the AI age

Steps CIOs can take to progress in the AI age

The automation of repetitive tasks is restructuring the IT profession. CIOs must focus on a career development strategy that helps staff gain the higher-level skills they need.

Ask any CIO about AI and you’ll likely be told it’s great at picking up repetitive, lower-level tasks. From IT support and operational alerts, to software development, generative and agentic AI systems are automating tasks so professionals can focus on higher-value functions.

“Technology is always evolving, and automation has been with us for a long time,” says Ankur Anand, CIO at technology and talent solutions provider Nash Squared. “However, AI has brought an unprecedented shift in the pace of change.”

Such is the speed of business transformation that worldwide spending on AI is forecast to total nearly $1.5 trillion by the end of the year, according to Gartner, and is expected to exceed $2 trillion next year.

Author summary: CIOs must adapt to AI-driven changes.

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CIO CIO — 2025-10-22

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