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From Buzzword to Bottom Line: Is AI Working?

By Anita Ganti and Joyce Li

12/12/2025

Artificial Intelligence Directorship Magazine Member-Only

As businesses rapidly integrate artificial intelligence, boards face the challenge of distinguishing truly transformative AI initiatives from those that are merely performative.

This article explores practical frameworks and oversight models designed to help directors move beyond discussion toward disciplined AI integration, ensuring measurable performance and fostering durable competitive advantage. Discover how boards can assess AI projects for return on investment and genuine value creation and avoid draining resources on wishful endeavors.

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Anita Ganti is a 2024 NACD Directorship 100™ honoree and serves on the boards of Silvaco Group and Power Integrations, where she chairs the compensation and the cybersecurity and data committees. A former senior profit-and-loss executive at Wipro, Flex, and Texas Instruments, she brings deep expertise in finance, digital matters, and AI transformation to her board and advisory work.

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Joyce Li is CEO of Averanda Partners, where she advises directors and executives on AI strategy and risk oversight at the intersections of finance and governance. She serves on the advisory board of OpenBB, an AI financial technology company, and on the investment committee of the endowment at Asian Health Services, a nonprofit community health organization.

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