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Axios C-Suite: The bottlenecks from unleashing AI at scale

Jim VandeHei

Illustration of a worker going round and round a penrose staircase. — Illustration: Aïda Amer/Axios

Any company using AI aggressively is finding two new bottlenecks: one in tech, one everywhere else in the org.

In tech: High-performing teams are cranking out code and new products at warp speed. But that's creating massive traffic jams when it comes to connecting to other systems and clearing quality control. So, yes, celebrate the speed ... but be clear-eyed about the new pinch points.

Everywhere else: Those rank-and-file AI super-builders are coming up with amazing new tools to save time or multiply their output. This is awesome, but it seriously ups the risk for unintended security breaches or bugs. You need firm rules for how staff use AI that touches work product, even if (maybe especially if) they're using agents at home.

What CEOs can do: We can't outsource AI knowledge. We need to understand the new capabilities and choke points as we rethink how work gets done in the AI era.

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Axios C-Suite: The bottlenecks from unleashing AI at scale

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