SAP Sees AI as Shortcut to Faster Cloud Revenue Growth
- German software giant created chief AI officer role in January
- Some business AI plans have only been offered to cloud users
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SAP SE has pegged its hopes for faster growth in cloud revenues to customer demand for artificial intelligence.
The company created a new role, chief AI officer, in January to oversee implementation of the tech across its services. Philipp Herzig was appointed to the job, reporting to Chief Executive Officer Christian Klein with a “strategic mandate,” he said in an interview.