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The spread of AI tools is not driven from the bottom up; when subordinates observe that leaders do not use, understand or evaluate these tools, the organization's willingness to adopt them decays rapidly.
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10/28/2026
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Merge CEO Speaks Out: Executives Who Don't Understand AI Are the Organization's Ceiling
youtubeOpenAI10/28/2026
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