Most CEOs think their boards are rushing AI, and BCG’s survey shows why

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A BCG survey of 625 CEOs and board members found that 61% of chief executives believe their boards are rushing AI transformation. Three-quarters of board members rate their AI knowledge as adequate, but nearly 40% of CEOs disagree, and more than half say hype is distorting boardroom judgment.

Sixty-one per cent of chief executives say their boards are pushing AI transformation too fast, according to a global survey of 625 leaders published by Boston Consulting Group. The research, titled Split Decisions, polled 351 CEOs and 274 board members at companies with at least $100 million in annual revenue and found a consistent pattern: boards and CEOs agree that AI matters, but disagree on how quickly it should be deployed, how well boards understand it, and how much of a CEO’s job now depends on delivering returns from it.

The findings land at a moment when AI FOMO...

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