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Business schools including the University of Chicago Booth are building executive programs aimed at preparing managers for the chief AI officer role, with fees reaching about $28,000. Coursework includes building a full AI transformation plan for a real company. Companies themselves are still defining what the job actually involves.

What changed

Chief AI officer duties had no established training path in executive education.

What it unlocks

Executives can enroll in business school programs aimed at the chief AI officer role.

  • $28,000 program fee
  • 65-page AI strategy assignment
  • 12 hours spent on the assignment

What you need to act on it

  • program tuition
  • admission to an executive program

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