Only 26% of enterprises say AI governance keeps pace with deployment, Smarsh study finds
A study by Smarsh found that only about one in four enterprises believes its AI governance practices are keeping up with the pace at which it is deploying AI tools. The findings point to a widespread gap between how fast organizations are adopting AI and how well they are managing the risks that come with it.
Why this matters: Most companies are running AI faster than they can manage it. That gap is not abstract. It means AI tools are making decisions, handling data, and shaping workflows before anyone has figured out who is accountable when something goes wrong. The people most exposed are often employees and customers who never got a say in any of it. Governance is not paperwork. It is the mechanism that lets you answer basic questions: what is this system doing, who approved it, and what happens if it fails.
Who should care: AI governance · Lawyers · Administrators · General readers · Policy
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