Organizations want the speed that AI promises, but they also need judgment.
In this episode, Earl Newsome, CIO at Cummins, and Viren Shah, Chief Digital and Information Officer at AGCO, join Sanjog Aul to discuss why the CIO should help guide ethical and responsible AI adoption.
They share lessons on trust, safety, value creation, team readiness, and what leaders must do to make AI work for everyone.
Topics Covered
00:00 – Introduction
02:45 – AI pressure vs leadership responsibility
06:30 – Balancing ambition with judgment
10:55 – What responsible AI really means
15:20 – The role of human guidance
19:40 – Empowering teams while protecting the enterprise
24:30 – Rethinking how AI value is measured
29:15 – Choosing when to say yes or no
33:40 – The evolving role of the CIO
38:10 – How organizations should structure AI ownership
42:00 – What leaders want to shape in the next few years
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