01 / 05 — 40% of CEOs say their board lacks an informed view of AI strategy BCG surveyed 625 leaders. About 40% of CEOs say boards lack informed AI views, while 75% of board members rate their own knowledge as strong. That perception gap is the real governance risk. Source: BCG CEO and Board Survey, 2026 02 / 05 — 73% use AI regularly. Only 10% call it core to operations. Publicis Sapient surveyed 1,550 leaders across 6 countries. Only 10% say AI is core to operations. 42% say their organization is not set up to scale it. Adoption without integration is a strategy risk. Source: Publicis Sapient Enterprise AI Report, 2026 03 / 05 — 42% of agentic AI programs have stalled. No one owns them. Contentstack surveyed 621 leaders. 89% call agentic AI a strategic priority. Yet 42% cite missing ownership as the primary reason for delays. AI without accountability moves nowhere. Source: Contentstack Agentic Enterprise Report, 2026 04 / 05 — Daily AI use jumped to 22%. Worker L&D support fell to 51%. PwC's Hopes & Fears survey covers 50,000 workers in 48 countries. Daily AI use rose from 14% to 22% in one year. Workers with L&D resources fell from 59% to 51%. Use is outpacing support. Source: PwC Hopes & Fears Survey, 2026 05 / 05 — 60% of hiring managers say AI makes real skills harder to see WGU surveyed 3,128 US hiring professionals. 60% say AI tools obscure candidate quality. 32% have no AI skills assessment system, up from 16% the year before. Hiring rigor has not kept pace. Source: WGU Workforce Decoded, 2026 Board Question Does your board understand AI clearly, or just agree with it? BCG: 40% of CEOs say boards lack informed AI views. 75% of board members rate their own knowledge as strong. That gap costs strategy. Where does your team stand? Free AI readiness snapshot: developlens.com