Gartner Keynote Bites into AI ‘Sandwich’

Analysts open Gartner event with a discussion about how different businesses and organizations are implementing artificial intelligence and urge proper pacing.

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gartner analysts Mary Mesaglio and Hung LeHong delivering the opening keynote at Gartner’s IT Symposium/Xpo 2024
Gartner analysts Mary Mesaglio (left) and Hung LeHong delivered the opening keynote at Gartner’s IT Symposium/Xpo 2024.Photo by Shane Snider

At a Glance

  • A successful AI strategy use a layered "AI sandwich" approach. At the core is trust, risk, and security management (TRiSM).
  • It’s crucial to address the potential negative emotional and behavioral impacts of AI on employees.
  • GenAI productivity benefits vary significantly across employees, based on job complexity, experience, and interest in AI.

ORLANDO, Fla. -- During their opening keynote Monday at the Gartner IT Symposium/Xpo 2024, analysts Mary Mesaglio and Hung LeHong described the key ingredients to building a successful AI stack and how businesses and organizations should pace themselves.

“Because of the relentless innovation happening in the tech vendor race, CIOs feel like they are always living the hype, which the reality of their AI outcomes race -- how tough it is to get value -- makes it feel like they are also in the trough,” Mesaglio said.

The conference was expected to attract more than 8,000 CIOs and senior IT leaders. With an arms race to adopt AI and GenAI strategies, the analysts tried to add some clarity for business leaders who may have varying degrees of need.

They also talked about the different races going on to adopt GenAI. It’s important to understand, they said, that the vendor race happening should be separated from their own race to implement AI technologies. CIOs are bearing most of the burden of rapid AI innovation expectations: A Gartner survey showed 57% of CIOs were tasked with creating an AI strategy.

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Shane Snider

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Shane Snider is a veteran journalist with more than 20 years of industry experience. He started his career as a general assignment reporter and has covered government, business, education, technology and much more. He was a reporter for the Triangle Business Journal, Raleigh News and Observer and most recently a tech reporter for CRN. He was also a top wedding photographer for many years, traveling across the country and around the world. He lives in Raleigh with his wife and two children.

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