New IBM Study Finds CIOs and CTOs Face Growing AI Control Gap as Enterprise Deployment Scales
IBM says 70% of tech executives report business teams are deploying AI faster than IT can track, widening governance and security gaps.
- A new IBM Institute for Business Value study of 2,000 tech CxOs reveals that AI deployment is outpacing oversight, with 70% of executives reporting business teams deploy technology faster than IT departments can track.
- Governance is failing to keep pace, as 77% of organizations report AI adoption is already outpacing current governance capabilities, while 59% of tech CxOs cite security and compliance concerns as top barriers to scaling AI agents.
- Airbus ARP Programme Head Boris Alexandre described the challenge as "like flying a plane at 10,000 feet, being told to climb to 12,000, replace both engines mid-flight and ensure zero turbulence," with only 11% of leaders feeling fully prepared.
- Financial management remains opaque, with 85% of tech CxOs lacking full visibility into real-time AI spending; organizations building control into systems deploy 16x more AI agents and deliver 18% higher operating margins.
- Baylor Scott & White Health CIO Chad Jones stated, "The goal isn't to eliminate shadow IT it's to create visibility and a partnership," as Allianz Spain Chief Technology and Data Officer Victoria Medina designs modular architectures to support rapid innovation.
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New IBM Study Finds CIOs and CTOs Face Growing AI Control Gap as Enterprise Deployment Scales
Most surveyed technology leaders are accountable for systems they don't fully controlOnly 11% of respondents say they're completely prepared for the scale of AI agent deploymentOrganizations that design control into their AI systems achieve significantly stronger performance outcomes.
New IBM Study Finds CIOs and CTOs Face Growing AI Control Gap as Enterprise Deployment Scales - CanadianSME Small Business Magazine
Most surveyed technology leaders are accountable for systems they don’t fully control Only 11% of respondents say they’re completely prepared for the scale of AI agent deployment Organizations that design control into their AI systems achieve significantly stronger performance outcomes. A new IBM (NYSE: IBM) Institute for Business Value study reveals that as AI moves from experimentation to enterprise-wide deployment, two-thirds of surveyed CIOs…
AI control gap widens as enterprise deployment scales
As AI moves from experimentation to enterprise-wide deployment, two-thirds of CIOs and CTOs in a new IBM Institute for Business Value study say they are being held accountable for AI systems they do not fully control, while governance struggles to keep pace at scale. The global study of 2 000 C-level technology executives (tech CxOs) finds that the lack of visibility is widespread. The majority of surveyed executives (70%) say teams across the b…
IBM Study Reveals AI Control Challenges for CIOs and CTOs in Enterprises
IBM Study Reveals Challenges in Scaling AI Across Enterprises On June 8, 2026, the IBM Institute for Business Value published a comprehensive study highlighting the growing challenges that Chief Information Officers (CIOs) and Chief Technology Officers (CTOs) face as artificial intelligence (AI) transitions from experimental phases to widespread deployment. The study indicates that two-thirds of […]
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