The Intelligence Advantage: How Business Leaders Win in the Age of AI (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798996468928)

Ninety-five percent of enterprise AI deployments fail to produce any measurable financial return, not because the models are weak, but because most organizations bolt AI onto workflows that never change. The Intelligence Advantage is the executive playbook for the other five percent: the leaders building AI systems that actually compound.

Drawing on the latest research, regulatory developments, and enterprise case patterns, Dr. Samuel S. Conn cuts through the hype to show what separates AI initiatives that generate durable competitive advantage from the pilots that quietly die in a slide deck. This is not a book about prompting or productivity hacks, rather it's a strategic field guide for the leaders responsible for making AI pay off.

Inside, you'll learn how to:

• Build genuine technology literacy (from GPUs and TPUs to the hardware powering the next generation of AI) without becoming an engineer
• Diagnose why most AI initiatives stall in the "Valley of Despair" and build a strategy that survives contact with the org chart
• Understand the real economics of AI, from CapEx-to-OpEx shifts to ROI models that hold up under board scrutiny
• Build durable competitive moats around data, models, operations, and ecosystems... and defend them as they erode
• Turn AI from isolated pilots into enterprise-wide transformation across marketing, operations, finance, HR, and IT
• Navigate the global AI regulatory landscape, including the EU AI Act and its 2026-2028 compliance timeline
• Assess your organization's AI readiness and build the talent, culture, and governance structures the agentic enterprise demands
• Prepare for what comes next: from the AI hype cycle to the productivity J-curve to the rise of the Chief AI Officer

Written for CEOs, boards, senior executives, and the leaders tasked with turning AI investment into AI advantage, The Intelligence Advantage combines rigorous research with practical frameworks, decision tools, and a comprehensive glossary - everything you need to lead with confidence in the age of intelligent competition.

If your organization has an AI strategy but no AI advantage, this book is for you.