Executive Intelligence - can we build an agentic system of work? Oracle's Chris Leone on why enterprise AI can (and should) be different

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When I met Chris Leone at Oracle AI World New York City, he had some provocative things to say about the flaws in the AI market. My only regret was not getting him on a podcast then.

But this summer, the timing worked. Our podcast coincides with a notable shift in the enterprise AI market: from 'intelligent automation' to building new agentic applications. Cue Oracle's July news on AI-native agent building.

The podcast catches Leone at a turning point of his own: with Steve Miranda now retired from Oracle, Leone is now EVP, Oracle Applications Development. That means Leone owns the future of Fusion Applications. Contrary to the Saas is dead narrative, I expect this to be a crucial driver for Oracle AI adoption.

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