Ezinne Udezue on Gartner's hype cycle
From Beyond the AI Hype, the Future of Work - Oji and Ezinne Udezue · · Superhuman AI
“Every time a new technology kind of goes through the typical Gartner's hype cycle, this slowdown, quote unquote, is really about filtering and finding the right enduring technology. And I think that this is a good time that leaders can truly show up and not join the hype, but use judgment and use discipline.”
On , Ezinne Udezue, Chief Product Officer at WP Engine, spoke about Gartner's hype cycle during Beyond the AI Hype, the Future of Work - Oji and Ezinne Udezue on Superhuman AI.
About Ezinne Udezue
Ezinne Udezue, Chief Product Officer at WP Engine, has been active in public discussions about product leadership and artificial intelligence. In podcast appearances throughout 2025, she stated that AI is "not this magic thing that you're going to slather on to your product" and that "the problems are still the problem." She described the current period as a time for leaders to "use judgment and use discipline" rather than join hype cycles. Udezue also said she has "written more code in the last one year than in the last 10 years" because "code is now essentially architecture and English." She co-authored the book *Building Rocketships: A Blueprint for High-Growth Companies in the Age of AI* with her husband, Oji Udezue. At WP Engine, Udezue has outlined a product strategy focused on four pillars: customer journey, specialized products, growing with agencies, and foundational innovation. In company webinars, she stated that WP Engine is "obsessively innovating in tuning our platform" for performance, security, and reliability. The company has introduced beta programs for AI-powered features, edge full-page caching, and improved support for Next.js incremental static regeneration on its Atlas headless offerings. Udezue also noted that "performance is increasingly more important for all of our customers" and that "any degradation here can lead to a loss in revenue."