{"id":64488,"date":"2025-07-16T10:02:04","date_gmt":"2025-07-16T10:02:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pros.com\/b2b\/\/?post_type=news&#038;p=64488"},"modified":"2025-07-21T15:33:32","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T15:33:32","slug":"celebrating-ai-appreciation-day-2025-technology-leaders-reflect-on-ais-revolutionary-year","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/pros.com\/b2b\/news\/celebrating-ai-appreciation-day-2025-technology-leaders-reflect-on-ais-revolutionary-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating AI Appreciation Day 2025: Technology Leaders Reflect on AI&#8217;s Revolutionary Year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Jeff Cotten, CEO, PROS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>At PROS, we believe AI\u2019s greatest promise isn\u2019t in automation, it\u2019s in elevation. While many focus on how AI streamlines repetitive or technical tasks, its real value lies in how it transforms the way people work, think, and lead. AI enables individuals and teams to devote more energy to work that requires creativity, emotional intelligence, and strategic decision-making.<\/p>\n<p>AI isn\u2019t here to replace human insight\u2014it\u2019s here to amplify it. AI is a trusted co-pilot; an intelligent assistant that accelerates learning, supports decisions, and scales productivity. With the right guardrails, AI becomes a force multiplier that helps every employee act with purpose and lead with impact. Because leadership isn\u2019t reserved for those with a fancy title\u2014it\u2019s unlocked through the right tools.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"pill-button\" href=\"https:\/\/vmblog.com\/archive\/2025\/07\/16\/celebrating-ai-appreciation-day-2025-technology-leaders-reflect-on-ai-s-revolutionary-year.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jeff Cotten, CEO, PROS At PROS, we believe AI\u2019s greatest promise isn\u2019t in automation, it\u2019s in elevation. While many focus on how AI streamlines repetitive or technical tasks, its real value lies in how it transforms the way people work, think, and lead. AI enables individuals and teams to devote more energy to work that [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false},"news-type":[20],"class_list":["post-64488","news","type-news","status-publish","hentry","news-type-pros-in-the-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.7 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Celebrating AI Appreciation Day 2025: Technology Leaders Reflect on AI&#039;s Revolutionary Year | PROS B2B<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, nofollow\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Celebrating AI Appreciation Day 2025: Technology Leaders Reflect on AI&#039;s Revolutionary Year\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Jeff Cotten, CEO, PROS At PROS, we believe AI\u2019s greatest promise isn\u2019t in automation, it\u2019s in elevation. While many focus on how AI streamlines repetitive or technical tasks, its real value lies in how it transforms the way people work, think, and lead. AI enables individuals and teams to devote more energy to work that [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/pros.com\/b2b\/news\/celebrating-ai-appreciation-day-2025-technology-leaders-reflect-on-ais-revolutionary-year\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"PROS B2B\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/PROSInc\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-07-21T15:33:32+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/pros.com\/b2b\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/PROS_logo_512x512.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"512\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"512\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@PROS_Inc\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/pros.com\\\/b2b\\\/news\\\/celebrating-ai-appreciation-day-2025-technology-leaders-reflect-on-ais-revolutionary-year\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/pros.com\\\/b2b\\\/news\\\/celebrating-ai-appreciation-day-2025-technology-leaders-reflect-on-ais-revolutionary-year\\\/\",\"name\":\"Celebrating AI Appreciation Day 2025: Technology Leaders Reflect on AI's Revolutionary Year | PROS B2B\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/pros.com\\\/b2b\\\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2025-07-16T10:02:04+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-07-21T15:33:32+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/pros.com\\\/b2b\\\/news\\\/celebrating-ai-appreciation-day-2025-technology-leaders-reflect-on-ais-revolutionary-year\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/pros.com\\\/b2b\\\/news\\\/celebrating-ai-appreciation-day-2025-technology-leaders-reflect-on-ais-revolutionary-year\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/pros.com\\\/b2b\\\/news\\\/celebrating-ai-appreciation-day-2025-technology-leaders-reflect-on-ais-revolutionary-year\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/pros.com\\\/b2b\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"News\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/pros.com\\\/b2b\\\/news\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Celebrating AI Appreciation Day 2025: Technology Leaders Reflect on AI&#8217;s Revolutionary Year\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/pros.com\\\/b2b\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/pros.com\\\/b2b\\\/\",\"name\":\"PROS\",\"description\":\"AI-Powered CPQ, Dynamic Pricing, &amp; Revenue Software\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/pros.com\\\/b2b\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/pros.com\\\/b2b\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/pros.com\\\/b2b\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"PROS, Inc.\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/pros.com\\\/b2b\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/pros.com\\\/b2b\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/pros.com\\\/b2b\\\/\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/04\\\/Pros-logo-1.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/pros.com\\\/b2b\\\/\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/04\\\/Pros-logo-1.png\",\"width\":262,\"height\":75,\"caption\":\"PROS, Inc.\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/pros.com\\\/b2b\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/PROSInc\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/PROS_Inc\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/pros.inc\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.linkedin.com\\\/company\\\/pros\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/user\\\/PROSpricing\"]}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Celebrating AI Appreciation Day 2025: Technology Leaders Reflect on AI's Revolutionary Year | PROS B2B","robots":{"index":"noindex","follow":"nofollow"},"og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Celebrating AI Appreciation Day 2025: Technology Leaders Reflect on AI's Revolutionary Year","og_description":"Jeff Cotten, CEO, PROS At PROS, we believe AI\u2019s greatest promise isn\u2019t in automation, it\u2019s in elevation. While many focus on how AI streamlines repetitive or technical tasks, its real value lies in how it transforms the way people work, think, and lead. AI enables individuals and teams to devote more energy to work that [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/pros.com\/b2b\/news\/celebrating-ai-appreciation-day-2025-technology-leaders-reflect-on-ais-revolutionary-year\/","og_site_name":"PROS B2B","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/PROSInc","article_modified_time":"2025-07-21T15:33:32+00:00","og_image":[{"width":512,"height":512,"url":"https:\/\/pros.com\/b2b\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/PROS_logo_512x512.png","type":"image\/png"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_site":"@PROS_Inc","schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/pros.com\/b2b\/news\/celebrating-ai-appreciation-day-2025-technology-leaders-reflect-on-ais-revolutionary-year\/","url":"https:\/\/pros.com\/b2b\/news\/celebrating-ai-appreciation-day-2025-technology-leaders-reflect-on-ais-revolutionary-year\/","name":"Celebrating AI Appreciation Day 2025: Technology Leaders Reflect on AI's Revolutionary Year | PROS B2B","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/pros.com\/b2b\/#website"},"datePublished":"2025-07-16T10:02:04+00:00","dateModified":"2025-07-21T15:33:32+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/pros.com\/b2b\/news\/celebrating-ai-appreciation-day-2025-technology-leaders-reflect-on-ais-revolutionary-year\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/pros.com\/b2b\/news\/celebrating-ai-appreciation-day-2025-technology-leaders-reflect-on-ais-revolutionary-year\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/pros.com\/b2b\/news\/celebrating-ai-appreciation-day-2025-technology-leaders-reflect-on-ais-revolutionary-year\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/pros.com\/b2b\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"News","item":"https:\/\/pros.com\/b2b\/news\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Celebrating AI Appreciation Day 2025: Technology Leaders Reflect on AI&#8217;s Revolutionary Year"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/pros.com\/b2b\/#website","url":"https:\/\/pros.com\/b2b\/","name":"PROS","description":"AI-Powered CPQ, Dynamic Pricing, &amp; Revenue Software","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/pros.com\/b2b\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/pros.com\/b2b\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/pros.com\/b2b\/#organization","name":"PROS, Inc.","url":"https:\/\/pros.com\/b2b\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/pros.com\/b2b\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/pros.com\/b2b\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Pros-logo-1.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/pros.com\/b2b\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Pros-logo-1.png","width":262,"height":75,"caption":"PROS, Inc."},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/pros.com\/b2b\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/PROSInc","https:\/\/x.com\/PROS_Inc","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/pros.inc\/","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/pros\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/PROSpricing"]}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pros.com\/b2b\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/64488","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pros.com\/b2b\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pros.com\/b2b\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/pros.com\/b2b\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/64488\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pros.com\/b2b\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=64488"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"news-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pros.com\/b2b\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-type?post=64488"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}