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The Chief AI Officer

Building and Working in the Enterprise AI Function

Austin PM · FutureCentral Press

Building and working within the enterprise AI function.

Working ProfessionalsManuscript chapters available
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AudienceWorking Professionals
Structure13 chapters listed
StatusManuscript chapters available

About the book

What should an enterprise AI function own, and how should it work with the rest of the organization? The chief AI officer’s decisions provide a way to examine the function’s mandate, organizational boundaries, early initiatives, and capability development.

What you will learn

  • Define the AI function’s mandate
  • Map roles and accountability
  • Select credible early initiatives
  • Develop an enterprise capability agenda
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Chapter overview

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Chapter topics, summarized from “Why the Enterprise AI Function Now Exists”:

  • Explain why enterprises establish dedicated AI functions.
  • Assess how AI responsibilities relate to existing IT and analytics teams.
  • Define the chief AI officer’s mandate and accountability.

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Frameworks and decision tools

The AI Accountability Map

Introduced in Chapter 1.

The AI Function Role Map

Introduced in Chapter 2.

The First-Win Selection Grid

Introduced in Chapter 3.

The Boundary Resolution Matrix

Introduced in Chapter 4.

The Capability-Sourcing Decision

Introduced in Chapter 5.

The Build-Buy-Partner Triage

Introduced in Chapter 6.

Table of contents

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Contents reflect available source documents. Final publication details remain unconfirmed.

  1. Why the Enterprise AI Function Now Exists
  2. Anatomy of the AI Function
  3. The First 90 Days of an AI Mandate
  4. Where the Function Sits, and the Boundary Wars
  5. Talent and the Team Model
  6. Build, Buy, or Partner
  7. Data and Infrastructure Foundations
  8. Governance and Risk You Can Stand Up
  9. The Agentic-Era AI Function
  10. Measuring and Proving Value
  11. Board and Regulator Reporting
  12. Careers and Progression Inside the Function
  13. Sustaining and Scaling the Function
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