Still Running Your AI Race? How to Keep Pace for the Rest of 2025

In this episode of Gartner ThinkCast, Mary Mesaglio and Hung LeHong revisit their AI framework, initially presented at the Gartner IT Symposium Expo, to guide organizations in their AI adoption strategies as they move into the second half of the year. They discuss the "AI tech sandwich," emphasizing the importance of bringing AI to the data rather than the other way around, and introduce TRiSM (Trust, Risk, and Security Management) technologies to ensure safe and reliable AI outcomes. They also address the behavioral outcomes of AI, highlighting the emotional responses of employees to AI integration and the need for change management strategies that consider these factors. The speakers differentiate between "AI-steady" and "AI-accelerated" organizations, providing tailored action plans for each, and stress the importance of focusing on one's own pace in the AI race, setting aside hype, and choosing the path that best fits their organization's needs.