Recent Release | 03 Jul 2023

CEO decision-making in the age of AI: Act with intention

Thought Leadership Team

Oxford Economics

The IBM Institute for Business Value, in cooperation with Oxford Economics, interviewed 3,000 CEOs from 30+ countries and 24 industries as part of the 28th edition of the IBM C-suite Study series. These conversations focused on executives’ perspectives on leadership and business; their changing roles and responsibilities; and CEO decision-making today, including key challenges and opportunities, their use of technology, data, and metrics, and their visions for the future.

The expert behind the research

Tom, a member of the Thought Leadership team, brings years of experience in quantitative economic analysis working with clients around the globe and across sectors to build models, forecast markets and evaluate interventions using state-of-the art techniques.

Tom Ehrbar

Senior Editor, Thought Leadership

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