Warning: The AI traps even smart CEOs fall into

ILLUSTRATION BY KIKO BUENAVENTURA Artificial intelligence (AI) is the loudest drumbeat in business today. Board decks brim with pilots, vendors promise miracles and investors ask, “What’s your AI strategy?” Yet in my work with owner-operators and Fortune-level leaders, I’ve seen a hard truth: the biggest AI losses aren’t technical—they’re leadership errors. AI can multiply value