CIOs and CTOs Are Making High-Stakes Decisions With Incomplete Information, IBM Survey Reveals
ITPro, Monday, June 8th, 2026
An IBM survey of 2
000 executives finds most CIOs and CTOs lack governance to oversee the AI systems they are responsible for. IBM's study of 2,000 C-level executives found that two-thirds of technology leaders are responsible for AI systems they cannot adequately supervise, and only 11% feel fully prepared for expected AI agent growth. Organizations anticipate a 38% increase in AI agents by 2027, yet 77% say adoption is outpacing their governance frameworks.
Companies that embed controls directly into AI systems experience 25% fewer incidents than those relying on manual oversight. Nearly six in ten respondents cited security and compliance as major obstacles to scaling AI agents, with organizations averaging 54 incidents last year, 37% of which led to data exposure or breaches.