Paramount's CTO on Closing the Gap Between Vision and Screen

Paramount's CTO, Phil Wiser, ranks AI among the top technology trends of all time, comparing its potential impact to the invention of fire. He believes the window for companies to adopt AI and lead their sector is a short 5-10 years, even though its defining "iPhone moment" has not yet arrived. Wiser argues that AI accelerates creative vision rather than replacing it, reducing the friction between an idea and its realization. To encourage adoption, Paramount provided widespread internal access to tools like Runway, focusing on creating "aha" moments and measuring business outcomes instead of just tool usage.