AI Friend of Foe: A Business Leader's Guide To Navigating The Intelligence Revolution

Artificial intelligence is not your friend. It is not your foe. It is the most powerful tool your business has ever been handed, and most leaders are being sold a story that only tells them half the truth. AI: Friend or Foe cuts through the hype and the panic to show business leaders exactly where AI creates real value, where it introduces real risk, and how to lead through both. Written by technology strategist and cybersecurity leader Mark Putiyon, this book alternates chapter by chapter between AI's strongest wins and its sharpest dangers, backed by 2026 research from McKinsey, Stanford, Goldman Sachs, Gartner, and KPMG, not vendor slide decks. Inside, you will find: - Why AI assistants lift new hires by 35 percent but barely move your best performers- The real jobs data behind the fear, and what leaders can actually do about it- How a handful of companies now control the infrastructure your entire industry depends on- Real case studies of companies that got AI right, and the ones that got it badly wrong- A practical framework for knowing when to move fast and when to slow down > AI is neither your friend nor your foe. What you do with it is up to you.