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# Five Things Boards Need to Get Right with AI

Boston Consulting Group (Feb 24, 2026) "Five Things Boards Need to Get Right with AI" argues that AI governance at the board level is about making smart bets, maintaining flexibility and backing moves that create lasting advantage. The piece sets out concrete director expectations: AI literacy must become central to boardroom recruitment; boards should require specific ROI metrics — cost savings, revenue impact, time savings, error reduction — and be willing to challenge pace and scale of spend if the CEO cannot tie AI investment to P&L outcomes; AI risk extends beyond data privacy to regulatory, reputational, vendor lock-in, bias and operational dependency exposures, captured in a multi-dimensional risk register; and agentic AI requires explicit deployment, decision-rights and guardrail clarity. Practical board checklist for SEA mid-market AI adoption.

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BCG (https://www.bcg.com/publications/2026/five-things-boards-need-to-get-right-with-ai)

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