Higher education leaders are being urged to treat AI deployment as a system-level data integration project rather than a collection of isolated tools. A report cites Intellicampus CEO Joe Abraham’s warning that presidents are the “only one who can prevent AI from getting siloed,” pointing to 80–100 disconnected campus systems that limit visibility when student circumstances change mid-semester. The coverage also outlines how presidents are prioritizing AI use across enrollment friction, retention outreach, workforce development, and enterprise analytics—while emphasizing that disconnected data can nullify improvements and make AI outputs less actionable.