AI Adoption Isn't A Technology Problem - It's A Leadership One
AITHORITY, Wednesday, March 25th, 2026
Companies across industries are racing to adopt AI, with Stanford estimating that 78% of organizations now use AI in at least one business function.
But for many executives teams, a more difficult question is emerging: do we have the leadership capable of scaling it?
AI is being embedded into workflows, products, and decision-making processes faster than most organizations anticipated. But deployment and adoption are not the same thing. In our conversations with leadership teams and investors across public, private, and PE-backed companies, the conversation has shifted: it's no longer about whether to adopt AI, but where it should go first, how fast to move, and how to ensure it actually improves outcomes without introducing risk or disruption that the business isn't ready to absorb.