<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>AI on Romano Roth</title><link>https://romanoroth.com/en/tags/ai/</link><description>Recent content in AI on Romano Roth</description><generator>Hugo -- gohugo.io</generator><language>en</language><copyright>Romano Roth</copyright><lastBuildDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://romanoroth.com/en/tags/ai/index.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title>Beyond the Hype: Understanding and Applying AI in Innovation</title><link>https://romanoroth.com/en/speaking/beyond-the-hype-understanding-and-applying-ai-in-innovation/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://romanoroth.com/en/speaking/beyond-the-hype-understanding-and-applying-ai-in-innovation/</guid><description>&lt;p>Artificial Intelligence has moved from research labs into boardrooms, but too often it is surrounded by hype, inflated promises, and misguided investments. Many organizations rush to &amp;ldquo;do something with AI&amp;rdquo; without considering trust, data confidentiality, or the actual problems they are trying to solve.&lt;/p></description></item><item><title>2046: Do We Control Machines or Do They Control Us?</title><link>https://romanoroth.com/en/speaking/2046-steuern-wir-maschinen-oder-steuern-sie-uns/</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://romanoroth.com/en/speaking/2046-steuern-wir-maschinen-oder-steuern-sie-uns/</guid><description>&lt;p>Imagine it is 2046. And your most important conversation is not with a human. What remains of autonomy, responsibility, and purpose? A look into the AI future, in three scenarios.&lt;/p></description></item><item><title>Europe Only Survives AI If We Act, You Too</title><link>https://romanoroth.com/en/speaking/europa-ueberlebt-ki-nur-wenn-wir-handeln/</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://romanoroth.com/en/speaking/europa-ueberlebt-ki-nur-wenn-wir-handeln/</guid><description>&lt;p>Artificial Intelligence does not decide Europe&amp;rsquo;s future. Human decisions do. In this talk, I show what you can do differently starting tomorrow: which skills to build, how to choose AI tools, and how to reduce dependencies. No moral finger-wagging, just straight talk.&lt;/p></description></item><item><title>Welcome to the Age of AI Idiots!</title><link>https://romanoroth.com/en/speaking/willkommen-im-zeitalter-der-ki-idioten/</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://romanoroth.com/en/speaking/willkommen-im-zeitalter-der-ki-idioten/</guid><description>&lt;p>Where ChatGPT cowboys ride the hype, we need a clear look at AI:&lt;/p>
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&lt;li>It is a pattern recognition machine.&lt;/li>
&lt;li>It has no brain. We still need to use our own.&lt;/li>
&lt;li>It does not replace humans, it complements them.&lt;/li>
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&lt;p>Why we should start thinking in feedback loops.&lt;/p></description></item><item><title>AI Has No Brain. Engineers Do.</title><link>https://romanoroth.com/en/speaking/ki-hat-kein-gehirn-ingenieurinnen-schon/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://romanoroth.com/en/speaking/ki-hat-kein-gehirn-ingenieurinnen-schon/</guid><description>&lt;p>AI is everywhere, between hype, hope, and knee-jerk reactions. But engineering is more than output: responsibility, systems thinking, and decision quality matter.&lt;/p>

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&lt;p>In this talk, Romano Roth, Chief AI Officer at Zühlke, shows where AI already delivers reliable value in engineering today, where it fails, and what new skills and ways of working are emerging. With concrete examples from everyday practice.&lt;/p></description></item><item><title>Zühlke Banking Talk: The Road to the AI-Native Bank</title><link>https://romanoroth.com/en/blogs/zuehlke-banking-talk-ai-native-bank/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://romanoroth.com/en/blogs/zuehlke-banking-talk-ai-native-bank/</guid><description>&lt;p>Banks spend 93% of their AI budget on technology. Only 7% goes to people. And then they wonder why 95% see no impact on their P&amp;amp;L.&lt;/p>
&lt;p>On March 31, 2026, I gave a keynote at the &lt;strong>Zühlke Banking Talk&lt;/strong> in Schlieren on why the future of AI is &amp;ldquo;cybernetic&amp;rdquo; and what it takes to become an AI-native bank. The evening brought together perspectives from academia, a major German bank, and practitioners from Swiss financial institutions.&lt;/p></description></item><item><title>The AI-Native Bank: Why AI's Future Is Organisational</title><link>https://romanoroth.com/en/speaking/the-ai-native-bank/</link><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://romanoroth.com/en/speaking/the-ai-native-bank/</guid><description>&lt;p>How to build adaptive, AI-native organizations where people, technology, data, and AI models work together efficiently.&lt;/p>
&lt;p>$30 to 40 billion invested in generative AI globally. 95% of companies see no impact on their P&amp;amp;L. Only 5% create real value. Companies spend 93% on technology and only 7% on people. What is missing is not the next tool. What is missing is the ability to steer and adapt.&lt;/p></description></item><item><title>AI 2026: Trends and Guidelines for Deployment</title><link>https://romanoroth.com/en/publications/computerweekly-ki-2026-trends/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://romanoroth.com/en/publications/computerweekly-ki-2026-trends/</guid><description>&lt;p>It is not the technology that is under pressure, but its integration into everyday business operations. Budgets are tightening, regulation is taking hold, and boards are demanding robust results rather than more roadmaps. The era of non-committal pilot projects is ending.&lt;/p></description></item><item><title>NZZ: The Great Flight Forward into AI Agents</title><link>https://romanoroth.com/en/publications/nzz-ai-agents-investment-race/</link><pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://romanoroth.com/en/publications/nzz-ai-agents-investment-race/</guid><description>&lt;h2 class="relative group">Summary
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&lt;p>The NZZ article examines how tech giants like Meta, OpenAI, and Nvidia are now pouring billions into AI agents after already spending massive amounts on large language models. Meta acquired Moltbook (a &amp;ldquo;social network for AI bots&amp;rdquo;) and spent $2 billion on Manus. OpenAI acquired Openclaw for its autonomous AI agents. Critics see this as a &amp;ldquo;flight forward,&amp;rdquo; with companies investing even more money to solve the problem of poor returns on their LLM investments.&lt;/p></description></item><item><title>The Rise of the Agentic Enterprise: AI's Role in Business Transformation</title><link>https://romanoroth.com/en/blogs/the-rise-of-the-agentic-enterprise-ais-role-in-business-transformation/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://romanoroth.com/en/blogs/the-rise-of-the-agentic-enterprise-ais-role-in-business-transformation/</guid><description>&lt;p>Although AI has moved fast, many organisations haven&amp;rsquo;t. Most leaders we speak to aren&amp;rsquo;t short on ideas, proofs of concept, or vendor demos. The challenge is turning AI into something repeatable, a capability you can trust, scale, and steer without creating new risks or bottlenecks.&lt;/p></description></item><item><title>How Companies Become a Cybernetic Enterprise</title><link>https://romanoroth.com/en/publications/it-daily-cybernetic-enterprise/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://romanoroth.com/en/publications/it-daily-cybernetic-enterprise/</guid><description>&lt;p>&lt;figure>&lt;img
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&lt;p>To stay competitive, companies need a radical upgrade. The Cybernetic Enterprise transforms organizations into learning systems that adapt faster than their market changes.&lt;/p></description></item><item><title>AI Oracle 2026: The Most Important Trends for Decision-Makers</title><link>https://romanoroth.com/en/publications/it-daily-ki-orakel-2026-trends/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://romanoroth.com/en/publications/it-daily-ki-orakel-2026-trends/</guid><description>&lt;p>2026 will be the year when the wheat is separated from the chaff in AI: it&amp;rsquo;s not the better model that makes the difference, but the ability to deliver impact under real-world conditions. What decision-makers need to know and do now so that AI evolves from experiment to true partner.&lt;/p></description></item><item><title>NZZ: Aleph Alpha and the European Cloud Opportunity</title><link>https://romanoroth.com/en/publications/nzz-aleph-alpha-european-cloud/</link><pubDate>Sun, 18 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://romanoroth.com/en/publications/nzz-aleph-alpha-european-cloud/</guid><description>&lt;h2 class="relative group">Summary
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&lt;p>The NZZ article examines how Aleph Alpha, once celebrated as &amp;ldquo;Europe&amp;rsquo;s OpenAI,&amp;rdquo; is pivoting from developing its own large language model to becoming a service provider for the Schwarz Group (owner of Lidl). While some see this as a setback, experts view it as a strategic opportunity: building sovereign European cloud infrastructure may have far more potential than competing in the AI model race dominated by US and Chinese companies.&lt;/p></description></item><item><title>Between Tool and Gamechanger: How AI Drives the Cybernetic Enterprise</title><link>https://romanoroth.com/en/publications/digitale-welt-cybernetic-enterprise/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://romanoroth.com/en/publications/digitale-welt-cybernetic-enterprise/</guid><description>&lt;p>Artificial intelligence (AI) is everywhere. Yet lasting business value often remains elusive. Too many companies still see AI as a tool or quick fix, rather than what it can be: a strategic partner for continuous learning and adaptation. To achieve competitive advantages in a dynamic, data-driven world, organizations must fundamentally restructure themselves as a Cybernetic Enterprise, where AI is firmly anchored as a feedback and learning amplifier. Instead of viewing AI in isolation or as an add-on, it should become an integral part of the organizational operating system. Only when AI transforms data, processes, and customer interactions into actionable learning does a useful tool become a true gamechanger, one that makes companies more agile, capable of learning, and future-oriented.&lt;/p></description></item><item><title>Structured disruption: The benefits of becoming a Cybernetic Enterprise</title><link>https://romanoroth.com/en/blogs/benefits-of-becoming-a-cybernetic-enterprise/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://romanoroth.com/en/blogs/benefits-of-becoming-a-cybernetic-enterprise/</guid><description>&lt;p>Discover the people, processes and technology you&amp;rsquo;ll need to mitigate setbacks on your transformation journey, and unlock AI-augmented ROI that compounds as it scales.&lt;/p>
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&lt;/p></description></item><item><title>Cybernetic Enterprise: The New Operating System for Organizations</title><link>https://romanoroth.com/en/blogs/cybernetic-enterprise-the-new-operating-system-for-organizations/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://romanoroth.com/en/blogs/cybernetic-enterprise-the-new-operating-system-for-organizations/</guid><description>&lt;p>Most companies that work in an agile way today while simultaneously trying to implement AI will not survive the next decade, in my opinion. The reason: their operating system is too old. The future is not agile. The future is not AI either. The future is cybernetic.&lt;/p></description></item><item><title>The AI future is "cybernetic"</title><link>https://romanoroth.com/en/blogs/the-ai-future-is-cybernetic/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2025 23:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://romanoroth.com/en/blogs/the-ai-future-is-cybernetic/</guid><description>&lt;h2 class="relative group">Digital and agile was yesterday
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&lt;p>Many companies believe they can secure their future with a dash of agility and rapid AI pilot projects. But those who simply &amp;ldquo;graft&amp;rdquo; artificial intelligence onto outdated structures will fail. A radical upgrade of the operating model is needed.&lt;/p></description></item><item><title>Agility in Action: Mindset, Processes, and Real Results</title><link>https://romanoroth.com/en/blogs/agility-in-action-mindset-processes-and-real-results/</link><pubDate>Sun, 07 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://romanoroth.com/en/blogs/agility-in-action-mindset-processes-and-real-results/</guid><description>&lt;p>How much agility can software development really handle, and where does agility tip into chaos? In this episode of the &amp;ldquo;Modern Work 2 Go&amp;rdquo; podcast (in German), I speak with Florian Schneider about exactly these questions. We dive deep into a concrete real-world example: an agile transformation at a Swiss bank that I accompanied over eight years. The conversation covers the shift from waterfall to agility, scaling with SAFe, building value streams, and why continuous improvement is the central pillar of every transformation.&lt;/p></description></item><item><title>Beyond the AI Hype: How to Use AI Safely for Innovation, IP and R&amp;D</title><link>https://romanoroth.com/en/blogs/beyond-the-ai-hype-innovation-ip-and-rd/</link><pubDate>Sun, 07 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://romanoroth.com/en/blogs/beyond-the-ai-hype-innovation-ip-and-rd/</guid><description>&lt;p>Does AI really solve the problems we have? What does it mean for innovation and intellectual property? Will AI replace patent analysts? In this webinar with IamIP, I cut through the fog of AI hype and share a practical framework for understanding where AI genuinely adds value, and where it falls short.&lt;/p></description></item><item><title>Leanpub Course LAUNCH: The Cybernetic Enterprise Course: How to Build a Future-Ready Organization Course by Ro</title><link>https://romanoroth.com/en/blogs/leanpub-course-launch-the-cybernetic-enterprise-course-how-to-build-a-future-ready-organization-co/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 19:41:26 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://romanoroth.com/en/blogs/leanpub-course-launch-the-cybernetic-enterprise-course-how-to-build-a-future-ready-organization-co/</guid><description>&lt;p>&lt;a href="https://leanpub.com/c/CyberneticEnterprise" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">The Cybernetic Enterprise: How to Build a Future-Ready Organization&lt;/a> is your comprehensive operating system for navigating the next era of business transformation.&lt;/p>
&lt;p>Welcome to the Leanpub Launch video for &lt;a href="https://leanpub.com/c/CyberneticEnterprise" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">The Cybernetic Enterprise Course: How to Build a Future-Ready Organization&lt;/a> by Romano Roth&lt;/p></description></item><item><title>NZZ: Workslop, When AI Destroys Productivity</title><link>https://romanoroth.com/en/publications/nzz-workslop-ai-productivity/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://romanoroth.com/en/publications/nzz-workslop-ai-productivity/</guid><description>&lt;h2 class="relative group">Summary
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&lt;p>The NZZ article examines &amp;ldquo;Workslop&amp;rdquo; - a new term for sloppy work produced through careless AI use. While tech companies promote AI as a productivity miracle, the reality shows a darker side: AI makes it easy to produce polished-looking but often substanceless or incorrect content. This creates extra work for colleagues who must clean up the mess, damages trust in teams, and ultimately destroys the productivity AI was supposed to improve.&lt;/p></description></item><item><title>AI in Facility Management: From Trend to Real Value</title><link>https://romanoroth.com/en/speaking/ki-im-facility-management/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://romanoroth.com/en/speaking/ki-im-facility-management/</guid><description>&lt;p>Artificial Intelligence is on everyone&amp;rsquo;s lips. But between media hype and concrete value for facility management, there is often a gap.&lt;/p>

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&lt;p>In this talk, Romano Roth first explains what AI really is and how it works, giving participants a clear foundation to properly assess the technology.&lt;/p></description></item><item><title>How to Build a Future-Ready Organization</title><link>https://romanoroth.com/en/blogs/how-to-build-a-future-ready-organization/</link><pubDate>Sun, 12 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://romanoroth.com/en/blogs/how-to-build-a-future-ready-organization/</guid><description>&lt;p>In this LeanPub podcast episode, host Len Epp and I have a deep conversation about my book &amp;ldquo;The Cybernetic Enterprise: How to Build a Future-Ready Organization.&amp;rdquo; We cover everything from my career journey at Zühlke, to why the future is cybernetic rather than just AI, to the practical steps of enterprise transformation. If you have ever wondered what it takes to build an organization that can continuously adapt, this conversation covers the essential ideas.&lt;/p></description></item><item><title>Human-machine cooperation in Industry 5.0</title><link>https://romanoroth.com/en/blogs/human-machine-cooperation-in-industry-5-0/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Oct 2025 18:22:55 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://romanoroth.com/en/blogs/human-machine-cooperation-in-industry-5-0/</guid><description>&lt;p>Original publication: &lt;a href="https://p7f.vogel.de/wcms/68/db/68dba3b16cdf0/digital-manufacturing-magazin-ausgabe-6-2025.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">DIGITAL MANUFACTURING&lt;/a>&lt;/p>
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&lt;p>The industrial success story is opening its next chapter. Some call it Industry 5.0, although it&amp;rsquo;s more than just an upgrade of Industry 4.0: Here, people, sustainability, and resilience are moving to the center of operations. Artificial intelligence is transforming production facilities, roles, and decision-making processes. Human intuition meets machine precision, merging into hybrid value creation. The entrepreneurial operating model of the future, the &amp;ldquo;Cybernetic Enterprise,&amp;rdquo; shows how this collaboration can work.&lt;/p></description></item><item><title>Humans + Machines: The Future of Work &amp; AI</title><link>https://romanoroth.com/en/blogs/humans-machines-future-of-work-ai/</link><pubDate>Sun, 07 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://romanoroth.com/en/blogs/humans-machines-future-of-work-ai/</guid><description>&lt;p>I recently joined the Digital Analog Podcast to talk about what it really means when humans and machines work together. As the Chief of Cybernetic Transformation and Partner at Zühlke, I deal with these questions every day. In this conversation, we covered everything from the biggest obstacles in digital transformation to why AI agents could change the way we collaborate, and why simplicity should be every organization&amp;rsquo;s guiding principle.&lt;/p></description></item><item><title>Why 70% of Digital Transformations Fail: Inside the Cybernetic Enterprise Book</title><link>https://romanoroth.com/en/blogs/why-digital-transformations-fail-cybernetic-enterprise-book/</link><pubDate>Sat, 30 Aug 2025 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://romanoroth.com/en/blogs/why-digital-transformations-fail-cybernetic-enterprise-book/</guid><description>&lt;p>The digital landscape today feels less like a steady path and more like white water rapids. Constant change, new technologies, and relentless pressure to adapt. In this deep dive, two hosts explore my book &amp;ldquo;Cybernetic Enterprise V1.0.0&amp;rdquo; and unpack why traditional digital transformations keep failing, and what the alternative looks like: a holistic new operating model where adaptability becomes the organization&amp;rsquo;s default state.&lt;/p></description></item><item><title>Your Company's Operating System Is Broken: The Cybernetic Enterprise Upgrade</title><link>https://romanoroth.com/en/blogs/your-companys-operating-system-is-broken-cybernetic-enterprise/</link><pubDate>Sat, 30 Aug 2025 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://romanoroth.com/en/blogs/your-companys-operating-system-is-broken-cybernetic-enterprise/</guid><description>&lt;p>You know that feeling when your company just feels slow? Always lagging, always crashing, not built for the modern world? What if that is not just a feeling? What if your organization is literally running on an outdated operating system? In this video, we explore the concept of the Cybernetic Enterprise and why it represents a fundamental upgrade for how businesses operate.&lt;/p></description></item><item><title>Digitalization was Yesterday: How to Achieve “Cybernetic Transformation”</title><link>https://romanoroth.com/en/blogs/digitalization-was-yesterday-how-to-achieve-cybernetic-transformation/</link><pubDate>Sun, 24 Aug 2025 06:06:36 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://romanoroth.com/en/blogs/digitalization-was-yesterday-how-to-achieve-cybernetic-transformation/</guid><description>&lt;p>You automated processes, optimized technology, and drove massive change dynamics over the past two decades: digitalization. But in a world where artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming a constant sparring partner, it is reaching its limits. Too often, it stops at isolated optimizations and fails to address systemic challenges. What companies now need is a mental upgrade to a new “operating system.” The organization of the future must be continuously learning, relentlessly data-driven, and uncompromisingly customer-centric. The journey there is strategic. The “Cybernetic Transformation” starts now.&lt;/p></description></item><item><title>From Humans and Machines: The Organization of the Future</title><link>https://romanoroth.com/en/blogs/from-humans-and-machines-the-organization-of-the-future/</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 Aug 2025 20:55:07 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://romanoroth.com/en/blogs/from-humans-and-machines-the-organization-of-the-future/</guid><description>&lt;p>&amp;ldquo;Hey colleague!&amp;rdquo; Soon, this could be how we greet the person at the next desk, while at the same time addressing an AI system. In the future, Artificial Intelligence (AI) will no longer be just a technical tool, but an active team member. In four integration phases, ranging from assistance to co-creation, moderation, and ultimately high autonomy under human oversight, it will grow steadily and naturally into value streams, meetings, and decision-making processes. The organization of the future understands AI as part of its nervous system: continuously learning and permanently feedback-driven. Welcome to the era of Cybernetic Transformation.&lt;/p></description></item><item><title>AI-Augmented DevOps with Platform Engineering</title><link>https://romanoroth.com/en/speaking/ai-augmented-devops-with-platform-engineering/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2025 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://romanoroth.com/en/speaking/ai-augmented-devops-with-platform-engineering/</guid><description>&lt;p>Explore the fusion of AI with DevOps and platform engineering to automate workflows, enhance efficiency, and drive innovation.&lt;/p>

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&lt;p>The convergence of AI, DevOps, and Platform Engineering is reshaping how we build and operate software. AI is no longer just a feature we ship, it is becoming part of how we ship. From intelligent CI/CD pipelines to AI-assisted incident response, the developer experience is changing fundamentally.&lt;/p></description></item><item><title>DevOps in Switzerland 2025: Scaling DevOps with Platforms and AI</title><link>https://romanoroth.com/en/blogs/devops-in-switzerland-2025-scaling-devops-with-platforms-and-ai/</link><pubDate>Sun, 13 Jul 2025 18:40:58 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://romanoroth.com/en/blogs/devops-in-switzerland-2025-scaling-devops-with-platforms-and-ai/</guid><description>&lt;p>DevOps in Switzerland has reached a tipping point. Once a grassroots movement, it is now a strategic lever for digital resilience, efficiency, and innovation. The DevOps in Switzerland Report 2025, jointly produced by &lt;a href="https://www.zuehlke.com/en" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Zühlke&lt;/a> and &lt;a href="https://www.vshn.ch/en/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">VSHN&lt;/a>, presents clear signals of this transformation. Drawing from 184 survey responses, the sixth edition of the report reveals how Swiss organizations are not just adopting DevOps, but scaling it through platform engineering and augmenting it with AI.&lt;/p></description></item><item><title>AI risk management: turning governance into a driver of long-term success</title><link>https://romanoroth.com/en/blogs/ai-risk-management-turning-governance-into-a-driver-of-long-term-success/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2025 14:16:57 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://romanoroth.com/en/blogs/ai-risk-management-turning-governance-into-a-driver-of-long-term-success/</guid><description>&lt;p>AI is scaling fast, but without the right governance, ambition can outpace control. In this article, we explore how smart, streamlined oversight turns governance from a blocker into a catalyst for enterprise-wide success.&lt;/p></description></item><item><title>Secure AI governance: Scalable delivery, zero disruption</title><link>https://romanoroth.com/en/blogs/secure-ai-governance-scalable-delivery-zero-disruption/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2025 22:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://romanoroth.com/en/blogs/secure-ai-governance-scalable-delivery-zero-disruption/</guid><description>&lt;p>As AI adoption accelerates, many organisations find themselves unable to scale. The solution? Embedding governance from the outset. By integrating compliance, transparency, and accountability into the core of AI initiatives, leaders can transform governance into a catalyst for innovation, trust, and sustainable growth.&lt;/p></description></item><item><title>The Cybernetic Enterprise: How Organizations Can Learn, Adapt, and Deliver in an AI-Native World</title><link>https://romanoroth.com/en/blogs/the-cybernetic-enterprise-how-organizations-can-learn-adapt-and-deliver-in-an-ai-native-world/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2025 18:32:44 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://romanoroth.com/en/blogs/the-cybernetic-enterprise-how-organizations-can-learn-adapt-and-deliver-in-an-ai-native-world/</guid><description>&lt;p>From Christoph Gulden&lt;/p>
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&lt;p>Welcome to Thought Leaders Talk, a podcast-style daily newsletter where bold minds meet real questions. In each episode, we talk with a guest who doesn’t just follow ideas, they shape them. No nonsense. No posturing. Just clear, original thinking on what truly matters.&lt;/p></description></item><item><title>The Cybernetic Enterprise: turning industrial AI hype into lasting value</title><link>https://romanoroth.com/en/blogs/the-cybernetic-enterprise-turning-industrial-ai-hype-into-lasting-value/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Jun 2025 22:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://romanoroth.com/en/blogs/the-cybernetic-enterprise-turning-industrial-ai-hype-into-lasting-value/</guid><description>&lt;p>&lt;figure>&lt;img
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&lt;p>AI is everywhere, but clarity, strategy, and real impact are often left by the wayside. We live in the era of what Romano Roth has dubbed ‘AI idiots’, an era of flashy demos rather than genuine long-term value. But a smarter way forward is possible. Discover the Cybernetic Enterprise and the business value it offers for industrial organisations.&lt;/p></description></item><item><title>Cybernetics Is the Future: Why AI and DevOps Alone Won’t Get Us There</title><link>https://romanoroth.com/en/blogs/cybernetics-is-the-future-why-ai-and-devops-alone-won-t-get-us-there/</link><pubDate>Sat, 14 Jun 2025 21:25:27 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://romanoroth.com/en/blogs/cybernetics-is-the-future-why-ai-and-devops-alone-won-t-get-us-there/</guid><description>&lt;blockquote>&lt;p>&amp;ldquo;AI won&amp;rsquo;t fix your broken processes. DevOps won&amp;rsquo;t save your business. But Cybernetics might.&amp;rdquo;&lt;/p>&lt;/blockquote>&lt;div style="display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(300px, 1fr)); gap: 10px; margin: 20px 0;">
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&lt;p>At &lt;a href="https://devopspro.lt/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">DevOps Pro Europe 2025&lt;/a> in Vilnius, I had the privilege of delivering the opening keynote to a packed hall of engineers, architects, and leaders navigating the ever-accelerating evolution of enterprise technology. My message was direct:&lt;/p></description></item><item><title>Coding Without Coders?</title><link>https://romanoroth.com/en/blogs/coding-without-coders/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Jun 2025 07:47:50 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://romanoroth.com/en/blogs/coding-without-coders/</guid><description>&lt;p>&lt;figure>&lt;img
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&lt;p>Romano Roth is Chief of Cybernetic Transformation at Zühlke and is deeply engaged with the impact of AI on organizations, technology, and culture. In this guest article, he explores how AI is affecting professionals, especially in the coding space.&lt;/p></description></item><item><title>Cybernetic Enterprise Explained: AI, DevOps &amp; Scalable Software Delivery</title><link>https://romanoroth.com/en/blogs/cybernetic-enterprise-explained-ai-devops-scalable-software-delivery/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Jun 2025 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://romanoroth.com/en/blogs/cybernetic-enterprise-explained-ai-devops-scalable-software-delivery/</guid><description>&lt;p>How can we reduce costs, develop faster, and become more efficient? In this presentation, I walk through the core concepts of the Cybernetic Enterprise and show how organizations can continuously deliver value by combining value stream analysis, platform engineering, and AI.&lt;/p></description></item><item><title>Riding the AI Wave: How Industrial Companies Can Harness It Purposefully</title><link>https://romanoroth.com/en/blogs/riding-the-ai-wave-how-industrial-companies-can-harness-it-purposefully/</link><pubDate>Sun, 08 Jun 2025 14:24:52 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://romanoroth.com/en/blogs/riding-the-ai-wave-how-industrial-companies-can-harness-it-purposefully/</guid><description>&lt;h2 class="relative group">Why AI Alone Doesn’t Replace Strategy
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&lt;p>Artificial Intelligence is the central topic in the industrial sector, too. But to gain real competitive advantages through and with AI, companies must not blindly follow the hype. An “AI-First” label guarantees neither innovation nor future viability. Only those who combine people, technology, and organization in a learning system, the Cybernetic Enterprise, will be successful in the long run.&lt;/p></description></item><item><title>AI-Augmented Delivery: Building AI-Powered Organizations</title><link>https://romanoroth.com/en/speaking/ai-augmented-delivery/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Jun 2025 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://romanoroth.com/en/speaking/ai-augmented-delivery/</guid><description>&lt;p>The most successful companies of the next decade will not just use AI. They will be organized around it. The AI-augmented enterprise is an operating model where human expertise and AI capabilities form a continuous feedback loop, enabling organizations to sense, decide, and act faster than ever before.&lt;/p></description></item><item><title>Monday Morning: Idea. Monday Afternoon: Prototype. Become a Builder!</title><link>https://romanoroth.com/en/speaking/monday-morning-idea-monday-afternoon-prototype/</link><pubDate>Sun, 01 Jun 2025 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://romanoroth.com/en/speaking/monday-morning-idea-monday-afternoon-prototype/</guid><description>&lt;p>Many teams have ideas, but they lose time between gut feelings, vague requirements, and lengthy alignment meetings. In this workshop, I demonstrate live how we use Artificial Intelligence to drastically shorten the path from idea to prototype.&lt;/p></description></item><item><title>The Cybernetic Enterprise: Why AI Alone Won’t Transform Industry</title><link>https://romanoroth.com/en/blogs/the-cybernetic-enterprise-why-ai-alone-won-t-transform-industry/</link><pubDate>Sat, 17 May 2025 21:42:39 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://romanoroth.com/en/blogs/the-cybernetic-enterprise-why-ai-alone-won-t-transform-industry/</guid><description>&lt;p>Keynote at the CTO Forum of the Rudolf-Diesel-Medaille. Hosted by Zühlke, Munich&lt;/p>
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&lt;p>AI is dominating headlines. From natural language interfaces to automated code generation, the pace of development is relentless. But alongside this excitement, we are seeing inflated promises, rushed implementations, and disappointing returns.&lt;/p></description></item><item><title>DevEx: A Strategic Imperative for Business Success</title><link>https://romanoroth.com/en/blogs/devex-a-strategic-imperative-for-business-success/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Mar 2025 20:01:24 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://romanoroth.com/en/blogs/devex-a-strategic-imperative-for-business-success/</guid><description>&lt;p>Romano Roth advocates the importance of companies focusing on the developer experience and enabling developers to concentrate on creating business value.&lt;/p>
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&lt;p>In August 2025 I will release my new book, The Cybernetic Enterprise: How to Build a Future-Ready Organization.&lt;/p>
&lt;p>It is the product of two decades spent guiding enterprises through DevOps, platform engineering and, more recently, AI-driven transformation. Today I want to give you a deeper look at what the book delivers, and why it matters right now.&lt;/p></description></item><item><title>Building High-Impact DevOps: Expert Insights</title><link>https://romanoroth.com/en/blogs/building-high-impact-devops/</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://romanoroth.com/en/blogs/building-high-impact-devops/</guid><description>&lt;p>I recently joined Ben on the We Chat Tech podcast for a wide-ranging conversation about DevOps, leadership, career growth, and the future of AI in software engineering. Over 23 years at Zühlke, I have worked across industries helping organizations transform how they deliver software. In this episode, we covered everything from the fundamentals of DevOps to the skills that future engineers will need.&lt;/p></description></item><item><title>Harnessing the Power of Enterprise Architecture and AI for Strategic Advantage</title><link>https://romanoroth.com/en/speaking/harnessing-enterprise-architecture-and-ai/</link><pubDate>Sun, 20 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://romanoroth.com/en/speaking/harnessing-enterprise-architecture-and-ai/</guid><description>&lt;p>In today&amp;rsquo;s rapidly evolving digital landscape, enterprises must strategically leverage advanced technologies to stay competitive and drive innovation.&lt;/p>

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&lt;p>This presentation explores the intersection of Enterprise Architecture and Artificial Intelligence, focusing on how organizations can implement and benefit from robust platform strategies.&lt;/p></description></item><item><title>Developer Experience and Platform Engineering: The Foundation of Modern Software Delivery</title><link>https://romanoroth.com/en/blogs/developer-experience-and-platform-engineering/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Sep 2024 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://romanoroth.com/en/blogs/developer-experience-and-platform-engineering/</guid><description>&lt;p>Is DevOps dead? That claim keeps appearing on the internet, with people arguing that platform engineering is taking over. In this talk, which I gave at the Developer Experience Conference at Roche in Poznan, Poland, I explain why DevOps is absolutely not dead and why platform engineering is the key to making it actually work at scale.&lt;/p></description></item><item><title>AI-Augmented DevOps with Platform Engineering</title><link>https://romanoroth.com/en/blogs/ai-augmented-devops-with-platform-engineering/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Sep 2024 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://romanoroth.com/en/blogs/ai-augmented-devops-with-platform-engineering/</guid><description>&lt;p>When the CEO or CIO comes to you and says &amp;ldquo;We need AI in our development process,&amp;rdquo; the right response is not to start implementing immediately. The right response is to ask: why? In this talk at Conf42 Platform Engineering, I walk through the complete journey from identifying value stream bottlenecks to implementing AI-augmented DevOps on a real platform, including a live demo.&lt;/p></description></item><item><title>Unlocking the Power of AI: Deep Dive into MLOps, Machine Learning, and AI Platforms</title><link>https://romanoroth.com/en/blogs/unlocking-the-power-of-ai-deep-dive-into-mlops/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Aug 2024 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://romanoroth.com/en/blogs/unlocking-the-power-of-ai-deep-dive-into-mlops/</guid><description>&lt;p>Have you ever wondered how companies build those impressive AI applications and keep them running reliably in production? In this video, I take a deep dive into MLOps, the discipline that makes it possible to continuously develop, deploy, and improve machine learning solutions at enterprise scale.&lt;/p></description></item><item><title>Harnessing the Power of Enterprise Architecture and AI for Strategic Benefit</title><link>https://romanoroth.com/en/blogs/harnessing-enterprise-architecture-and-ai-for-strategic-benefit/</link><pubDate>Sun, 28 Jul 2024 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://romanoroth.com/en/blogs/harnessing-enterprise-architecture-and-ai-for-strategic-benefit/</guid><description>&lt;p>Enterprise Architecture is a big word that hangs heavy in the air. What does it actually mean for your organisation, and how does AI fit into the picture? In this talk, which I gave at the HSLU (Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts) in association with the Digital Veterans Association, I explore how Enterprise Architecture, platform engineering, and AI come together as a strategic lever for modern organisations.&lt;/p></description></item><item><title>MLOps: From ML Prototypes to Production Through Platform-Based Operationalization</title><link>https://romanoroth.com/en/speaking/mlops-from-prototypes-to-production/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jul 2024 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://romanoroth.com/en/speaking/mlops-from-prototypes-to-production/</guid><description>&lt;p>Many organizations build machine learning prototypes that never make it into production. MLOps provides the practices, culture, and architecture to bridge this gap.&lt;/p>

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&lt;p>This presentation outlines how MLOps helps organizations move machine learning from isolated prototypes into reliable production systems. It frames MLOps as more than a technical setup: a mindset, culture, and set of practices that unify development and operations across the full ML lifecycle, including experimentation, training, deployment, serving, monitoring, and retraining.&lt;/p></description></item><item><title>DevOps Trends 2024: Unlocking the Future of Product Delivery</title><link>https://romanoroth.com/en/blogs/devops-trends-2024-unlocking-the-future-of-product-delivery/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://romanoroth.com/en/blogs/devops-trends-2024-unlocking-the-future-of-product-delivery/</guid><description>&lt;p>Every year, I go through the latest reports, articles, and industry discussions to compile a comprehensive view of the DevOps trends shaping our industry. For 2024, I mapped every major trend onto the technology adoption lifecycle to give you a clear picture of where each technology, methodology, or capability stands in terms of adoption. This framework helps you understand not just what is trending, but how mature each trend really is.&lt;/p></description></item><item><title>DevTalk Podcast: The State of DevOps</title><link>https://romanoroth.com/en/blogs/devtalk-podcast-the-state-of-devops/</link><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://romanoroth.com/en/blogs/devtalk-podcast-the-state-of-devops/</guid><description>&lt;p>In this episode of the DevTalk podcast, my colleague Kerry Lothrop and I have a conversation about the state of DevOps. We have known each other for many years at Zühlke, and Kerry wanted to pick my brain on what DevOps really means today, where companies struggle, and where the industry is heading.&lt;/p></description></item><item><title>GitHub Copilot Hackathon: How AI-Powered Coding Changes Software Development</title><link>https://romanoroth.com/en/speaking/github-copilot-hackathon/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://romanoroth.com/en/speaking/github-copilot-hackathon/</guid><description>&lt;p>GitHub Copilot is reshaping software development by introducing AI-assisted coding into everyday engineering work. But what does this mean in practice?&lt;/p>

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