Six Myths CIOs Must Avoid in AI–Based IT Modernization

Executive Summary

AI promises faster, cheaper, safer IT modernization – but applied generically, it delivers brittle code and cost overruns. This joint BCG and CAST white-paper maps the six myths that most often derail AI-based modernization, and what leaders should do instead.

Learn about:

• How the right AI, matched to task and context, cuts modernization costs 25%-35% and speeds implementation 30%-40%.
• Why modernization should be a selective, value-led transformation focused on critical systems and business outcomes - not a blanket technical upgrade.
• How AI can accelerate every stage of modernization when given the right context, applied to the right tasks, and kept within strong engineering guardrails.