The AI in Business Podcast Driving the Systemic Change for AI – with Deborah Golden of Deloitte
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Nov 22, 2025 In this engaging discussion, Deborah Golden, U.S. Chief Innovation Officer at Deloitte, shares her expertise in scaling AI responsibly. She highlights the barriers that often stall AI initiatives and emphasizes the need for a cultural shift in organizations. Deborah proposes innovative solutions like AI sandboxes and portfolio-based funding to create a vibrant ecosystem for experimentation. She also stresses the importance of psychological safety in failing intelligently and encourages leaders to rethink business models to unlock transformative AI use cases. This conversation is packed with actionable insights for enterprise leaders.
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Probabilistic Tech Meets Deterministic Systems
- AI is probabilistic and clashes with corporate systems built for predictability.
- You cannot scale a probabilistic model on deterministic infrastructure without redesigning systems.
The Corporate Immune System Blocks Innovation
- Large corporations act like a 'corporate immune system' that slows or rejects novel AI variants.
- Leaders often run many pilots without rethinking workflows or infrastructure, causing pilot purgatory.
Shift To Portfolio-Based Funding
- Fund AI on a staged, portfolio basis rather than via annual project budgets.
- Manage a balanced set of bets with clear metrics to fund learning and long-term capability building.