AI Power Promises, Budget Overruns and GSI Accountability | Techstrong Gang
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Alan Shimel joins Kate Scarcella, Sid Nag and David Nicholson for Techstrong Gang’s September 15, 2026 roundtable on enterprise AI, infrastructure and IT services.
Three stories frame the discussion:
• Silicon to the AI Rescue: Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan outlines a vision for more efficient AI computing and silicon-level security. These are forward-looking claims, rather than a demonstrated product benchmark.
• AI Funding Shortage: Futurum research finds that nearly half of surveyed enterprise technology decision-makers report their organizations are over budget on AI. The findings raise questions about funding, priorities and expected returns.
• Trouble with GSIs: A BigPanda-sponsored survey of 112 U.S. IT leaders reports dissatisfaction with outsourced IT operations, including service-level problems and unexpected costs.
Source articles:
https://techstrongsemi.com/article/intel-ceo-ai-power-and-safety-concerns-can-be-resolved-at-silicon-level
https://techstrong.ai/articles/survey-half-of-cios-struggle-to-fund-over-budget-ai-initiatives/
https://techstrong.it/features/survey-surfaces-dissatisfaction-with-it-services-provided-by-gsis/
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