Aaron B.

Most organizations believe they know where AI exists in their environment. They’re wrong. Across financial services, healthcare, telecommunications, and the public sector, AI systems are already influencing decisions, workflows, and outcomes—often without formal approval, oversight, or governance. Not because leaders are negligent, but because AI adoption has quietly shifted from centralized initiatives to embedded, invisible capability . The real risk today isn’t reckless AI deployment. It’s...

Most organizations believe they understand how their vendors process critical data. What many do not  understand—until it is too late—is how often AI systems are now processing that data the organization never approved, reviewed, or even knew existed . This is not a theoretical risk. It is an emerging reality across regulated industries. AI Has Entered the Supply Chain Quietly Vendors are under immense pressure to improve efficiency, reduce costs, and scale delivery. AI offers an obvious...

Yet another high-profile AI incident surfaced—one that didn’t stem from a model failure, but from a governance failure. Sensitive data was exposed. Automated decisions were made without traceability. Third-party AI services behaved in ways leadership did not anticipate, could not explain, and ultimately could not defend. The organization had policies. They had principles. They even had an AI ethics statement. What they didn’t have was governance that worked . Governance Theater vs. Governance...