The role of the chief information officer in terms of the expectations heaped on them mirrors this century's global weather patterns. The CIO role was revolutionary in ways you might not expect. Within a couple years, the CIO role went beyond complicated. For all the talk about the wonder and worry surrounding AI technologies, enterprise use of AI boils down to how you execute and manage AI tech, policies and people. CIOs have to take lessons from the traditional application development model to define user needs and ways to meet those needs.