ABSTRACT:- The aim of this research was to examine the extent to which artificial intelligence predicts organizational agility of head of departments (HODs) of tertiary institutions in Rivers state. A total of three (3) tertiary institutions were investigated. Cross sectional research design was adopted for the study while a total of 45 HODs were sampled using the random sampling technique. Structured questionnaire was used for data gathering. Descriptive statistics was used for analysis of data while Spearman correlation statistics was used in testing the hypotheses formulated. The findings indicated that artificial intelligence influences competence and flexibility positively and significantly. The study concluded that artificial intelligence can act as a tool in attaining organizational agility. It was recommended that tertiary institutions should develop an enabling environment to enhance the propensity of employees to use and value artificial intelligence thereby boosting a deeper sense of interconnectedness and harmony; likely prerequisites for greater cohesiveness and ultimately competence and flexibility.

Key Words: Agility, Artificial intelligence, Competence, Flexibility.