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The Hidden Cost of AI Readiness with Roy Illsley

September 2

28 mins

Episode Description

Host Bradd Busick welcomes Omdia analyst Roy Illsley onto The Savvy CIO to get the data-informed skinny on the sunk costs that bleed out AI initiatives - and you might be surprised to hear that it’s not necessarily the pilots, consultants, or even the platforms themselves.

Roy pulls back the curtain on some of the more insidious costs of AI: poor utilization, lack of monitoring or proper measuring, and underestimations of token economics. He explains that being AI ready doesn’t just mean that your infrastructure can support the physical tech demand - it also needs to include organization-wide upskilling, strong data and security protocols, and clear governance led by accountable leadership.

In the balancing act of innovation versus risk, AI makes it easier than ever for anyone in your organization to accidentally expose corporate data through public models, creating all new challenges in compliance and competitive threats - and with decades of experience under his belt and vast amounts of data at his fingertips, Roy’s seen all the mistakes that can be made with his own eyes. While there’s no “Roy-AI” yet, at least in this episode you can get answers to some of the biggest questions facing CIOs today: if the real value of AI comes from productivity gains, what kind of process, role, and model redesign needs to make it happen - and how can you manage all these rapid changes AND keep your budget, job, and sanity?

Highlights:

5:24 What does “being AI ready” actually mean?

9:45 What are the real hidden costs of AI?

16:39 Horror stories from the front lines of AI adoption

19:08 What does a company have to do differently to make their AI buildouts worth the cost?

Links:

Park Place Technologies: https://www.parkplacetechnologies.com/

The Savvy CIO podcast page: https://www.parkplacetechnologies.com/the-savvy-cio/

Bradd Busick: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bbusick/

Roy Illsley: https://www.linkedin.com/in/royillsley/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ParkPlaceTech

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/park-place-technologies/