Arvind Krishna’s keynote at IBM Think: AI-first enterprises, hybrid as default, quantum moves from science to engineering
Krishna at IBM Think: 'The gap between AI winners and laggards isn't about who has the most AI—it's about how deeply it's embedded.'
Why it matters
IBM's CEO frames enterprise AI adoption as a competitive moat tied to integration depth, not model count. For leaders, this signals that AI strategy is shifting from tool evaluation to process architecture.
The key facts
9 to knowArvind Krishna keynote at IBM Think 2026
Core claim: AI winners determined by depth of embedding in business processes, not volume of AI deployment
Themes: AI-first enterprises, hybrid-first infrastructure, quantum moving from science to engineering
May 5, 2026 publication date
AI gap between winners and laggards widening
AI depth in business processes > AI volume as competitive differentiator
IBM positioning 'AI-first enterprises' as new operating model
Hybrid infrastructure positioned as default enterprise architecture
Quantum moving from science to engineering phase
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Publisher excerpt: The artificial intelligence era is widening the gap between winners and laggards, and the delta is not only determined by who has the most AI but also how deeply AI is embedded into business processes. That’s according to IBM Corp. Chief Executive Arvind Krishna at the day 1 keynotes from IBM Think…