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    1. Operations

    + Generative AI

      2. Strategy

      + Generative AI

        3. Transformation

        + Generative AI

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          An updated version of this chapter with 2024 data is now available in the latest edition of the IBM Institute for Business Value's book, The CEO's Guide to Generative AI.

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