The AI FOMO Cure

Today, host Tom Stoneman goes for a walk with Efrain Ruh, Regional CTO at Digitate, for a walk that clears more than just the mind. As they rack up steps in the California sunshine, they unpack the operational, cultural, and psychological roadblocks that still stand in the way of AI adoption at scale.

As a technical leader working across Europe, Efrain helps IT leaders manage the tension between hype and risk, ambition and accountability. He shares the three pillars that come up again and again in real-world deployments, integration, observability, and transparency, and breaks down how fear (of failing, of being first, of losing control) often stalls progress.

From cross-departmental coordination to the cultural differences between the U.S. and Europe, this conversation reveals what’s actually happening inside the enterprise AI landscape. Efrain also offers his vision for how AI might impact our lives at a more personal level, think, “custom-built career coaches”, and reminds us why sometimes, the best strategy is to take a walk and get some headspace.

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Every other week, Creative Thinker and Business Strategist, Tom Stoneman, meets with a business leader for a simple, real-world activity outside of tech, to talk about what’s going on inside it. It could be a coffee, a walk, some DIY, who knows? But it’s a chance to take a break, reflect and get to the heart of a single challenge in enterprise transformation with the help of leading experts in digital transformation, change management and workplace innovation.

From AI implementation strategies to debating the next wave of tech leadership trends, this is a show for CIOs, CTOs, and anyone navigating the fast-moving world of enterprise solutions.

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