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AI Agents Are Turning CTOs Into City Planners

AI agents are forcing chief technology officers to adopt a city-planner mindset, according to a Forbes Councils article by Andrey Kuznetsov. The piece argues that CTOs must design AI systems with foresight, anticipating how agents will interact with existing infrastructure, rather than treating them as isolated tools. This shift requires a focus on long-term architecture and governance to prevent cascading failures.

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AI Agents Are Turning CTOs Into City Planners
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By Andrey Kuznetsov, Forbes Councils MemberSource:

Forbes InnovationAI agents don't know which road was built badly five years ago, which bridge can't handle more load or which shortcut will become tomorrow's outage.

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