Two-thirds of IT leaders see AI results, but can't justify CEO's vacation interrupt
two-thirds of it leaders report ai results, but few think it's urgent enough to interrupt the ceo's vacation, raising questions about ai roi.
azeem azhar, founder of exponential view, spoke to about 160 it vice presidents in las vegas and found that two-thirds reported measurable ai results. however, when asked who had results good enough to interrupt the ceo's summer vacation, only about 5% remained. azhar's takeaway is that companies are making progress, but slowly. the situation is finely balanced, with some executives saying their boards are growing more ambitious after early wins, while many companies are shifting away from expensive frontier models toward open-weight alternatives.