Companies Are Drowning in Too Much AI
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Companies Are Drowning in Too Much AI

IT sellers are rolling out an avalanche of new generative AI features, leaving CIOs overwhelmed and workers confused

By ISABELLE BOUSQUETTE
Tue, Jul 11, 2023 8:46amGrey Clock 3 min

Businesses are facing an influx of new artificial-intelligence tools, many of which overlap and cause confusion for employees, as corporate-technology sellers race to capitalise on the generative AI trend.

“Since the ChatGPT excitement, I must have had at least 20 to 25 vendors in my portfolio reach out to me saying, ‘Hey, let us tell you about our generative AI co-pilot strategy,’” said Milind Wagle, chief information officer at Equinix, one of the world’s biggest data-centre landlords.

Generative AI features, which can respond to user prompts by generating images or text, often come in the forms of co-pilots, or virtual assistants that work in tandem with an IT seller’s offerings, sometimes automating certain tasks within that platform. Wagle said Equinix is drowning in a flood of co-pilots—and he is trying to figure out how, if at all, they should coexist.

“I feel like there’s a co-pilot war that needs to sort of happen,” he said, adding that to humanize AI in a meaningful way, there needs to be more coherence in how these tools are deployed.

The co-pilot proliferation is leading to confusion for employees who are looking for a single common interface to accomplish certain tasks, Wagle said. It can also create potential governance risks if there is a possibility that private data from a company that interacts with the co-pilots could make its way into public training models for generative AI tools.

Gartner analyst Arun Chandrasekaran said IT sellers are feeling pressure to move into the generative AI space or risk falling behind, meaning some half-baked features will be rushed out without the proper privacy and security guardrails in place. Established IT sellers also need to consider security concerns, including whether a customer’s data can be fed back to train the model, because this is uncharted territory, he added.

Chandrasekaran estimates that a fifth of independent software vendors have stepped into the generative AI space since ChatGPT was launched about seven months ago—a huge amount of growth in a short time, he said.

“I don’t think I’ve had a partner or vendor meeting this year where I wasn’t pitched a generative AI play,” said Brian Woodring, CIO of Rocket Mortgage, a nonbank mortgage provider.

Rocket Mortgage CIO Brian Woodring PHOTO: ISABELLE BOUSQUETTE / THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

Sometimes the co-pilots appear in system updates as a freebie, and sometimes they cost extra, Woodring said. He added that in some cases, the generative AI features are tacked on, despite not being compelling additions or the best tool for the job.

“Everyone’s trying to fit it in everywhere,” he said, adding, “It’s not something you can just spread around like peanut butter. It’s not a coat of paint you put on your product afterwards and say, now it’s AI.”

In other instances, the features are things that Rocket Mortgage could confidently and more cheaply build in house, Woodring said. For example, a number of tools on the market pull and analyse data from phone calls, a feature that Rocket Mortgage was able to build itself, he said.

Tech executives said they are looking critically at new generative AI tools to distinguish between the truly compelling ones and the ones that are just paying lip service to the hype. How well the tools will be able to integrate with each other is another consideration.

“We want clarity on how we can connect every single one,” said Noé Angel, CIO at agriculture company NatureSweet. When tools are too fragmented, it ends up creating more work for those who have to manage them, he said.

Jim Stratton, chief technology officer of Workday, a provider of enterprise cloud applications for finance and human resources, said that longer term, he expects consolidation and clearer winners to emerge when it comes to certain AI capabilities, which could simplify things for companies.

But nearer term, navigating the complexity of the landscape remains a challenge. “There’s still a lot of noise at the moment,” he said.



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The ASX 200 rose about 0.27% as energy and materials advanced. Woodside and gold miners gained while financials and technology weakened.

By Ruba Jaajaa
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The Australian sharemarket rebounded from its lowest close in three months on Wednesday, with energy and materials companies leading a cautious recovery.

The S&P/ASX 200 finished approximately 23 points, or 0.27 per cent, higher at 8,695.6 on 16 September. A second data source placed the closing index at 8,696.5, up 24 points or 0.28 per cent. The official close should be confirmed through a licensed feed before publication.

The broader All Ordinaries added 25.2 points, or 0.28 per cent, to 8,874.5.

Energy was the strongest sector, rising 2.19 per cent as Australian producers reflected the previous overnight increase in global oil prices. Woodside gained 2.84 per cent. Brent had settled near US$108.75 a barrel before the local session, although it later traded around US$107.68.

Materials advanced 1.28 per cent and provided the largest positive contribution to the index. Gold producers featured prominently among the strongest stocks, with Pantoro rising 9.3 per cent and St Barbara gaining 8.18 per cent. BCI Minerals added 7.48 per cent.

Financials fell 0.37 per cent, detracting from the benchmark despite earlier strength. Rate expectations remained a significant influence after Westpac joined the other major banks in forecasting a possible Reserve Bank increase in November. Higher rates can expand bank margins in some circumstances but also raise funding costs and increase the risk of loan stress and slower credit growth.

Technology remained weak. Life360 declined 5.46 per cent, while healthcare names that had rallied during Tuesday’s sell-off gave back ground. 4DMedical lost 5.35 per cent and Telix Pharmaceuticals fell 4.96 per cent.

James Hardie dropped 5.23 per cent. Codan moved against the weaker technology tone, gaining 7.51 per cent.

The session produced positive breadth, with more advancers than decliners among the largest 250 stocks, but the broader backdrop remains unsettled. Oil prices have revived inflation concerns, bond yields are elevated and investors are assessing the prospect of further monetary tightening in Australia and the United States.

The rebound therefore recovered only part of Tuesday’s 0.9 per cent decline. For Thursday, investors will be watching overnight central-bank developments, energy markets and whether gains can broaden beyond resources.

Market dashboard — 16 September 2026

S&P/ASX 200* Approximately 8,695.6, up 23.1 points or 0.27 per cent; verify the official closing print

All Ordinaries: 8,874.5, up 25.2 points or 0.28 per cent

Best-performing sector: Energy, up 2.19 per cent

Materials: Up 1.28 per cent

Weak sector: Financials, down 0.37 per cent

Leading mover: Pantoro, up 9.30 per cent

Notable large-cap mover: Woodside, up 2.84 per cent

Notable loser: Sunrise Energy Metals, down 6.22 per cent

Life360: Down 5.46 per cent

Australian dollar: About US71.3 cents in the preceding market snapshot

Gold: Approximately US$4,375 an ounce in the afternoon snapshot

Brent crude: Approximately US$107.68 a barrel in the afternoon snapshot

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