CEOs warn against falling into AI’s efficiency trap: The biggest risk is ‘a better version of yesterday’

In Fortune's Asia editorial director Lee Williamson's report from Macau, Fortune Leaders Forum, CEOs discussed AI's impact on leadership and decision-making. ServiceNow's Melissa Ries warned that AI risks becoming a "better version of yesterday" if companies merely upgrade existing workflows. She advocated for enterprise redesign through AI.

Feroz Sheikh, Syngenta's CIO and CDO, emphasized modularizing supply chains to adapt to fast-moving changes. Walmart China's Christina Zhu argued AI enhances human roles, noting that data only reveals chosen products, while humans discern unmet needs. HP's Michael Boyle reiterated the importance of integrating human talent with machine automation.

Leadership in the AI era is now judged by judgment and premium decision-making, as IMD professor Tim Quigley and BCG's Carol Liao highlighted. With AI automating intelligence, leaders must cultivate "comb-shaped" individuals with diverse expertise to thrive in this new landscape.