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Research Report: 2026 State of AI Governance

Bridging The Gap Between AI Governance Confidence and AI Governance Maturity

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New Schellman research finds 74% of enterprises say they're audit-ready for AI governance. Only 27% actually are. Get the full report dissecting what's causing this gap and how to close it.

Most enterprises have AI governance activities in place including funding, policies, and board updates. Few have actual audit-ready AI governance maturity. Schellman surveyed more than 500 enterprise leaders to quantify that gap and identify what separates organizations that can prove their governance from those only assuming they can.

The findings reveal a wide disconnect between governance activity and governance maturity, and outline what mature organizations are doing differently across five key areas: funding allocation, agentic AI oversight, accountability structure, regulatory readiness, and business impact.

Whether your organization is scaling AI governance for the first time or benchmarking an existing program, download the full report to gain insight into where you actually stand, not just where you assume you do.

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New Schellman research finds 74% of enterprises say they're audit-ready for AI governance. Only 27% actually are. Get the full report dissecting what's causing this gap and how to close it.

Most enterprises have AI governance activities in place including funding, policies, and board updates. Few have actual audit-ready AI governance maturity. Schellman surveyed more than 500 enterprise leaders to quantify that gap and identify what separates organizations that can prove their governance from those only assuming they can.

The findings reveal a wide disconnect between governance activity and governance maturity, and outline what mature organizations are doing differently across five key areas: funding allocation, agentic AI oversight, accountability structure, regulatory readiness, and business impact.

Whether your organization is scaling AI governance for the first time or benchmarking an existing program, download the full report to gain insight into where you actually stand, not just where you assume you do.

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