It always felt like AI adoption should come from the bottom up, driven by people who are actually in a position to assess whether it makes any positive impact. Granted, that only works if your culture encourages agency in the first place.
Well, if the AI is so efficient, it should be able to cut down on tech debt, no? Be a great way to kill two birds with one stone.
The issue is that the tech debt was there for years, likely before most people started there. The AI is in their control to utilize or refuse.