News Summary

• Robert Vis, the CEO of communications infrastructure company Bird, said AI is helping employees work across tasks that companies have historically treated as distinct roles.
• In engineering, for example, he said the technology favors people who understand not just how to write code but also how a product should work.
• Vis isn't the first executive to argue that AI could give an edge to workers with range and initiative.
• The trend is not universal, however, as consulting firms are increasingly prioritizing specialists with deep industry or technical expertise.