{"id":77708,"date":"2025-03-12T03:56:32","date_gmt":"2025-03-12T07:56:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.cyberconservices.com\/?p=77708"},"modified":"2025-03-09T15:01:03","modified_gmt":"2025-03-09T19:01:03","slug":"want-to-win-in-the-age-of-ai-you-can-either-build-it-or-build-your-business-with-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.cyberconservices.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/12\/want-to-win-in-the-age-of-ai-you-can-either-build-it-or-build-your-business-with-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Want to win in the age of\u00a0AI? You can either build it or build your business with it"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"c-globalAuthor_metaItem\">Written by<\/span>\u00a0<a class=\"c-globalAuthor_metaItem\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/meet-the-team\/joe-mckendrick\/\"><span class=\"c-globalAuthor_link\">Joe McKendrick &#8211; <\/span><\/a>For IT professionals, it means delivering solutions rapidly to stay ahead of increasing fast business changes &#8212; the\u00a0<em>technical career track<\/em>. &#8220;IT professionals should actively explore new tools like GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Claude Code, and others to stay on the cutting edge,&#8221; Challapally told ZDNET. In many organizations, I&#8217;ve seen developers quickly gain a reputation as 10x-coders simply by leveraging these tools effectively, and that advantage tends to persist even as others catch up.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>From a business perspective,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/what-is-generative-ai-and-why-is-it-so-popular-heres-everything-you-need-to-know\/\">generative AI<\/a>\u00a0cannot operate in a technical vacuum &#8212; AI-savvy subject matter experts are needed to adapt the technology to specific business requirements &#8212; that&#8217;s the\u00a0<em>domain expertise career track<\/em>. &#8220;As AI models become more commoditized, specialized domain knowledge becomes increasingly valuable,&#8221; Challapally said. &#8220;What sets true experts apart is their deep understanding of their specific industry combined with the ability to identify where and how gen AI can be effectively applied within it.&#8221; Often, he warned, bots alone cannot relay such specific knowledge.<\/p>\n<p>nterviewing 50 business leaders on their need for AI acumen, Challapally found that in-depth knowledge of AI is in high demand &#8212; and the needs for technical chops and business savvy are converging. &#8220;Leaders rated this as even more important than traditional project management or business-related duties like bringing a compelling product vision or coordinating well,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>How do the best non-technical people succeed and grow their careers fast in AI?\u00a0 (Average ratings on a scale of 1-10)\u00a0\u00a0<a title=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?rct=j&amp;sa=t&amp;url=https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/want-to-win-in-the-age-of-ai-you-can-either-build-it-or-build-your-business-with-it\/&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=CAEYBSoUMTQ3NzU3NDQ0Nzk1NTk4NTIzNjQyGjQ3N2UyZTUxNmVmMWQ0Nzk6Y29tOmVuOlVT&amp;usg=AOvVaw365waq9TQtOQJXOhuETE3t\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?rct=j&amp;sa=t&amp;url=https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/want-to-win-in-the-age-of-ai-you-can-either-build-it-or-build-your-business-with-it\/&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=CAEYBSoUMTQ3NzU3NDQ0Nzk1NTk4NTIzNjQyGjQ3N2UyZTUxNmVmMWQ0Nzk6Y29tOmVuOlVT&amp;usg=AOvVaw365waq9TQtOQJXOhuETE3t\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"21\" data-ogsc=\"rgb(66, 127, 237)\"><span data-ogsc=\"\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Read On:<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Generative artificial intelligence (AI) offers interesting career opportunities to both technology whizzes and business mavens. 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