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• Moderna is built on what we call an “AI factory” (chapter 3). The data-centric operating model extends well outside of the R&D process to encompass every aspect of the firm. The foundations of Moderna are an integrated data platform: a single, consistent “system of record” that embeds data originating from every functional specialty. The architectu...
• AI is becoming the universal engine of execution. As digital technology increasingly shapes “all of what we do” and enables a rapidly growing number of tasks and processes, AI is becoming the new operational foundation of business—the core of a company’s operating model, defining how the company drives the execution of tasks. AI is not only displac...
• Imperfect, weak AI is already enough to transform the nature of firms and how they operate.
• —Satya Nadella, Microsoft CEO AI is becoming the universal engine of execution. As digital technology increasingly shapes “all of what we do” and enables a rapidly growing number of tasks and processes, AI is becoming the new operational foundation of business—the core of a company’s operating model, defining how the company drives the execution of...
• Melvin Conway noted that an organization is constrained to design systems that reflect the communication patterns prevalent in the organization.