The AI Portfolio Dilemma: Why Most Companies Can't Account for What They're Spending | CDO Matters Ep 104
Most organizations are committing serious capital to AI and can't answer a basic question: how much are we actually spending, and on what? That accountability gap is about to close, whether data leaders are ready or not.
📌 In this episode:
Why fewer than 5% of large companies can accurately track AI spend as a distinct category — and what happens when the CFO gets involved
The Vane Loop framework: a quadrant-based approach to scoring data and AI investments on feasibility and impact across 70+ factors
Why AI architecture decisions are now financial variables — and why most product managers…
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