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Fraden: 70% of enterprise IT leaders believe they are wasting AI budget
“And one of the things we found is something like 70% of leaders we talked to said, We are sure we are wasting money here.”
Russ Fraden Dec 1, 2025 ▶ 30:56 The $700 Billion AI Productivity Problem No One's Talking About
Disclosure
Fraden: Over 80% of companies discover unauthorized employee software usage
“80 something percent of our customers find far more tools being used by their employees than they know about and they've licensed.”
Russ Fraden Dec 1, 2025 ▶ 9:14 The $700 Billion AI Productivity Problem No One's Talking About
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Fraden: Enterprise AI buyers will shift to CIO and CFO partnerships
“Today, our customer is the CIO. I think over time, our customer becomes a partnership with the CIO and the CFO.”
Russ Fraden Dec 1, 2025 ▶ 24:28 The $700 Billion AI Productivity Problem No One's Talking About
Insight
Fradin: Employee AI adoption requires psychological safety and job security
“If you really want to drive employee usage of tools, you have to make them feel safe so they won't look dumb. And you have to make them understand that they can use this safely without getting fired.”
Russ Fraden Dec 1, 2025 ▶ 10:11 The $700 Billion AI Productivity Problem No One's Talking About
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