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Should we be aiming for leaders who use AI, or expert AI leaders?
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is here to stay; of that, there's little doubt AI technology can save time and money with sophisticated automation, boost productivity, and give invaluable insights to the trickiest commercial conundrums. All things considered, it's an excellent innovation. But developing the human expertise to make the most of non-human intellect takes time. While the next generation of workers will be naturally AI-literate -- raised in a world in which the technology is utterly ubiquitous -- the current cohort needs brought up to speed, and fast. For businesses weighing up an AI overhaul, there's one particularly tricky question to be addressed: should tech experts be brought in to drive adoption, or can existing management garner the skills required to do it themselves? In other words, can today's business leaders be taught new tricks, or do we need a whole new brand of AI-ready bosses?