AI Still Needs Architects and Developers w/ George Hicker #456 (52:02)
You've Been Heard, Wednesday, September 23rd, 2026
George Hicker argues AI speeds up business builds but IT architects and developers remain essential for governance.
In this You've Been Heard podcast episode, George Hicker, VP of IT and Business Transformation at Ronnoco Beverage Solutions, discusses how AI lets business users build solutions in hours instead of months, but says successful adoption still requires IT involvement from the start, including code review, security, and safe testing environments.
He argues skilled architects and developers become more valuable, not less, as they validate AI-generated code and ensure it scales.
Hicker warns that if IT does not respond fast enough, the business will build its own shadow-IT solutions with AI, and advocates for unified enterprise AI platforms over fragmented vendor tools.