How CIOs Use AI to Better Manage Data Lifecycles
CIO, Wednesday, September 23rd, 2026
Gartner finds most firms lack confidence in AI-ready data, so CIOs use AI to manage data lifecycles.
Gartner finds that roughly two-thirds of organizations lack confidence in their data management practices for AI, and predicts 60% of AI projects will fail due to insufficient data readiness.
The article explores how CIOs use AI to strengthen information management across the data lifecycle, from creation through destruction.
Leaders stress that data quality is paramount, requiring information to be findable, understandable, trustworthy, and accessible quickly.
Pioneers see AI's potential to spot data gaps, correct anomalies, and streamline data cleansing, but limitations persist in regulated sectors where probabilistic models cannot guarantee full accuracy, so most organizations are applying AI to specific lifecycle stages rather than full automation.