Stuck on an AI question at work? Plain answers here.
Short, direct guides for operators who own AI or want to. Each one starts with the answer, then shows the work.
What does a Chief AI Officer do?
A Chief AI Officer decides what AI is for in the organization, keeps it safe, gets it into daily work, proves it paid off, and leaves behind a playbook the organization keeps. It is an operating job, not an engineering job.
Read the guideHow do you become a Chief AI Officer?
You become a Chief AI Officer by proving you can turn messy work into a repeatable system that uses AI, then asking for the job, not the title. You don't need to code. You need five habits I call the Systems Instinct and one documented before-and-after win.
Read the guideWhat should a Chief AI Officer do in the first 90 days?
The first 90 days have one goal: one owner, one policy, and one measured win in daily use. Spend days 1 to 30 mapping, days 31 to 60 shipping one win, and days 61 to 90 proving it and handing it off.
Read the guideWhat goes in an AI use policy? A one-page template
A good AI use policy fits on one page and answers seven questions: why you use AI, which tools are approved, what data never goes in, who reviews the output, when you disclose AI use, how vendors are checked, and who to ask.
Read the guideHow do you measure AI ROI?
Measure AI ROI with four numbers for every deployment: the before number, measured before anything changes; the after number, on a date set in advance; the full cost; and how many people or times a month it affects.
Read the guideWhat is a fractional Chief AI Officer?
A fractional Chief AI Officer is an experienced operator who owns AI for your organization part-time, for a fixed scope and price, instead of as a full-time hire. It fits organizations that need the job done but cannot justify a full-time executive.
Read the guideWant all of it in one place?
The free CAIO Field Guide covers what the job owns, the first 90 days, and proving it paid off, with five fill-in worksheets to use on your own organization this week.