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Chief AI Officer job title trend since Apr 2011

Leadership · Emerging · in 0.06% of HN hiring posts · no open roles tracked

First sighting

The executive who owns AI strategy across a company; common since 2024.

New: first seen Jul 2026, Hacker News

Why it exists

Written from the sources below

Generative AI moved AI from a research group to a board-level question. In March 2024 the US Office of Management and Budget required every federal agency to designate a Chief AI Officer within 60 days, and companies created the role to own AI strategy and risk.

  1. PolicyM-24-10: Advancing Governance, Innovation, and Risk Management for Agency Use of Artificial IntelligenceUS Office of Management and Budget, Mar 2024 · backs: each agency must designate a CAIO within 60 days
  2. DefinedChief AI officerWikipedia, 2026 · backs: the executive role that owns AI in an organisation
No open postings with this title on the tracked job boards right now. Tracked companies

Lineage

Share of Hacker News hiring posts

1 posts since Apr 2011
November 2026 0 of 207 postings, 0%
3-month averageEach monthFirst sighting

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About this title

The executive who owns AI strategy across a company; common since 2024.

Also counted: CAIO, chief artificial intelligence officer

First sighting
...| Founding Voice AI Engineer (part-time, path to CAIO) | SF or Remote | REMOTE | Contract / Part-time, ~$30-120/hr by seniority,...
Namecoach/Euphonia, Ask HN: Who is hiring? (July 2026)

No open posting for this title states a pay range yet, so no median is shown. Not a survey of what people earn.