--- title: "What’s Next for CIOs and AI" id: "61243" type: "post" slug: "whats-next-for-cios-and-ai" published_at: "2024-07-29T05:29:01+00:00" modified_at: "2026-07-11T18:06:26+00:00" url: "https://associationsnow.com/2024/07/29/whats-next-for-cios-and-ai/" markdown_url: "https://associationsnow.com/2024/07/29/whats-next-for-cios-and-ai.md" excerpt: "AI misuse and training is high on the minds of association tech leaders. But so is efficiency and financial opportunity." taxonomy_category: - "Operations" taxonomy_post_tag: - "Associations Now" taxonomy_content_format: - "Article" taxonomy_role: - "Association CEO / Executive Director" - "C-Level" - "Director" - "Executive Team" taxonomy_persona: - "Association Professionals" --- [Home](https://associationsnow.com/) » [Articles](https://associationsnow.com/format/article/) » What’s Next for CIOs and AI Part of the Deep Dive[The AI Revolution](https://associationsnow.com/deep-dives/the-ai-revolution/) Simone A. Bielsker, CAE, program director of information systems at the American Staffing Association, has a long wish list for how the association’s staff can use AI, including content and analytics. But the list of questions she has is nearly as long. To that end, her priority at ASA is developing a technology adoption survey that clarifies how staff members are using AI tools and where they want to go next. “We want a better idea of what exactly you are using,” she says. “How often are you using it? What is your appetite for learning new technologies? What AI tools are you using, and why are you using them?” Bielsker sees the technology adoption survey as a first step in future planning, to make sure that staff has the resources to do their jobs more efficiently in areas where AI can help. But it’s also an intervention of sorts, to ensure that staffers aren’t plugging ASA’s intellectual property into large language models or drawing false conclusions from analytics tools. “With generative AI, especially around analytics, you need to understand how those analytics handle decision-making,” she says. “The generative AI part of that is not that difficult—we have all of that right now. It gives you an amazing amount of information. But utilizing that information is a different skill set.” [Mark Athitakis](https://associationsnow.com/author/mark-athitakis/) Mark Athitakis, a contributing editor for Associations Now, has written on nonprofits, the arts, and leadership for a variety of publications. He is a coauthor of The Dumbest Moments in Business History and hopes you never qualify for the sequel. [More articles by this author](https://associationsnow.com/author/mark-athitakis/) Tags: [#Associations Now](https://associationsnow.com/tag/associations-now/) **Stay Informed** [Subscribe to our free newsletter](https://associationsnow.com/newsletter/) , *Associations Now Daily News*, to find out what’s happening in the association world every business day. ## More in this Deep Dive - [Essential Guardrails for Associations and AI](https://associationsnow.com/2024/07/29/essential-guardrails-for-associations-and-ai/) - [Prep Your Staff for the AI World of Work](https://associationsnow.com/2024/07/29/prep-your-staff-for-the-ai-world-of-work/) - [Tips for Adopting AI as a Content Partner](https://associationsnow.com/2024/07/29/tips-for-adopting-ai-as-a-content-partner/) - [Meetings Reimagined](https://associationsnow.com/2024/07/29/meetings-reimagined/) - [Large Language Models as a Member Engagement Tool](https://associationsnow.com/2024/07/29/large-language-models-as-a-member-engagement-tool/) [View the full Deep Dive →](https://associationsnow.com/deep-dives/the-ai-revolution/) ## You Might Like - [PodcastAssociations Now Presents: Beyond the Tech Stack: How AI Is Changing the Association PlaybookOctober 29, 2026](https://associationsnow.com/2026/10/29/associations-now-presents-beyond-the-tech-stack-how-ai-is-changing-the-association-playbook/) - [PodcastAssociations NOW Presents: Industry Partner Edition-Helping Associations Thrive in the Age of AIJuly 16, 2026](https://associationsnow.com/2026/07/16/associations-now-presents-industry-partner-edition-helping-associations-thrive-in-the-age-of-ai/) - [VideoSkip the Search. Start Here.June 25, 2026](https://associationsnow.com/2026/06/25/skip-the-search-start-here/) - [VideoRisky Business: What Types of Insurance Do Associations Really Need?June 17, 2026](https://associationsnow.com/2026/06/17/risky-business-what-types-of-insurance-do-associations-really-need/) ## Comments **Comments are for ASAE members.** [Learn more about comments on this site.](https://associationsnow.com/comments/) [Log in](https://associationsnow.com/login?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fassociationsnow.com%2F2024%2F07%2F29%2Fwhats-next-for-cios-and-ai%2F%23comments) to your member account or [join ASAE](https://my.asaecenter.org/select-a-membership-type/) !