The Rise of the AI CEO: A Revolution in Corporate Governance

Not biased or compromised by historical baggage, personal relationships or having to worry about their next job. In September, Dictador – a global spirits company – got exactly this type of leader when they placed an AI in the CEO's chair.1 Teneo's 2023 global CEO and Investor Outlook Survey demonstrated a resounding interest in the future of AI by CEOs and the investors who empower their agenda as a strong area of big bets for innovative tech. Half (48%) of CEOs from the world's leading public companies have already adopted AI, with another 58% actively investing to strengthen their AI capabilities. These systems have brought the world of frictionless autonomous computing to the masses and are beginning to challenge the fundamental understanding of what computers can do and what it means to create anything, from executive speeches to works of art, from lines of code. The success of these platforms has sparked an arms race with Google, Microsoft and others racing to incorporate or duplicate these technologies within their core products.