The Financial Times, reporting on LinkedIn's data, tries to explain the chief AI officer role in straightforward language. It's all about overseeing "the deployment of AI and generative AI within an organization" with a goal of "improving workforce efficiency, identifying new revenue streams," all while maintaining a weather eye on the bigger picture, and "mitigating ethical and security risks." The newspaper quotes David Mathison, an entrepreneur who's founder and CEO of the world's first Chief AI Officer Summit, saying the job needs a person with a "deep understanding of AI tech, machine learning, data science, and analytics." It is, after all, a highly technical role that involves some truly cutting-edge tech--along with a grasp of the legal and change-management issues the technology brings with it.
