1st Edition

How Executives Should Think About AI Straight Talk About the Inevitable

By Stephen J. Andriole Copyright 2026
170 Pages
by Auerbach Publications

170 Pages
by Auerbach Publications

170 Pages
by Auerbach Publications

Much of what is said about AI is misleading – or just plain wrong. It’s also sometimes intended to frighten everyone about a future that’s unlikely to occur (think Bill Gates, Elon Musk, Steve Wozniak and Geoffrey Hinton, among others). AI will not steal children, hold hostages for bitcoins or start nuclear wars. But it will fundamentally change business through the intelligent automation of... Read more

I. Executive Perspectives

1. The Surprising Lack of Intelligence About Artificial Intelligence
2. Why AI is So Special
3. Why Classical IT Needs Some AI Jazz
4. How Machine Learning and Generative AI Change Business
5. How AI Actually Works
6. Time to Play AI

II. Executive Actions

7. AIQ Tests
8. Find Individual AI Contributors
9. Sourcing AI
10. Demos All Day Long
11. Govern AI With Care
12. Watch the Regulators

III. Executive Awareness

13. Good and Bad AI
14. Donald Trump and Taylor Swift
15. Track Major Technology Trends
16. Digital Transformation Isn’t About ERP Anymore – It’s About AI
17. Resignations and AI, Industry by Industry
18. AI Leadership Consensus at Your Own Risk
19. Don’t Worry About Affective Computing (Or the Singularity)
20. AI Will Fuel Huge Cloud Services with Massive Ecosystems
21. How Generative AI Owns Higher Education
22. Technology, AI and Ethics

IV. Conclusions

23. Should Machines Replace Us All?
24. Some Parting Thoughts

Biography

Stephen J. Andriole’s career has focused on the development, application and management of information technology and analytical methodology to problems in government and industry. Dr. Andriole has addressed them from academia, government, his own consulting companies, a global insurance and financial services company, a pharmaceutical company, the perspective of a public venture operating company, a private equity venture capitalist, a corporate director and an Angel investor. The focus of his career has been on technology innovation, the optimization and management of technology, and technology adoption, deployment and governance. He has pioneered the application of AI and ML, interactive systems design, technology due diligence and the tracking and application of emerging business technologies.