AI Is Reshaping the CTO Playbook

Where to Start and How to Scale It Right I’ve rewritten my CTO playbook three times in my career. First for cloud migration (painful, given IOT combination, but worth it). Then for mobile-first architecture (easier than expected). Now AI is forcing another rewrite, and honestly? This one’s different. It’s not just adding a new capability; it’s rethinking how we build everything. In the last 12 months, AI has moved from curiosity to core capability. Boardrooms are asking what the “AI strategy” is, investors are pricing it in, and customers are beginning to expect it.