Inside the AI Boardroom: Decisions That Actually Stick

Boards are moving from AI curiosity to AI accountability. The best committees now request model cards, incident playbooks, and vendor concentration maps—treated with the same rigor as financial statements.

Effective oversight pairs experimentation budgets with kill criteria. If a pilot cannot show measurable user value in ninety days, it should graduate or sunset—no drift.

We interviewed chairs who run monthly “red sheet” sessions: single-page memos documenting what could go wrong, who owns the response, and how customers will be protected.