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How AI Is Reshaping the Way Enterprises Build Software - With Tim Sears of HTEC

05 June 2026 21:20 Daniel Faggella

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Individual AI productivity gains are already here, but they are uneven, and they are not the main event. In this episode, Tim Sears, Chief AI Officer at HTEC, argues that the real transformation in software development will arrive when AI becomes a catalyst for teamwork rather than an enhancer of individual performance. The conversation examines why software development is the clearest available model for how AI will eventually reshape every business function, how the developer role is being elevated from syntax and grunt work toward architecture, security, and client judgment, why the traditional build-versus-buy decision is being replaced by a build-versus-build reality, and what it will mean when perfection in enterprise software becomes the expected standard rather than the exception. For senior leaders trying to move from supporting AI in principle to actually delivering change, Sears offers a direct and practitioner-grounded view of what needs to change in teams, in expectations, and in the way business processes are understood and redesigned. AI is moving fast — new tools, new research, new use cases every week. Emerj synthesizes what matters most, so senior leaders and practitioners can stay ahead without getting buried. Join 85,000+ subscribers and get the most useful AI business insights delivered to your inbox. Visit: http://emerj.com/ad1

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