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# The Real AI Risk: Not The Algorithm But The Boardroom

This Forbes piece contends that the core AI danger is a governance problem: boards formally claim AI oversight while, by their own admission, lacking the fluency to exercise it substantively. It cites McKinsey data showing only 39% of Fortune 100 companies disclose any board oversight of AI despite near-universal enterprise adoption.

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Forbes (https://www.forbes.com/councils/forbesfinancecouncil/2026/09/02/the-real-ai-risk-not-the-algorithm-but-the-boardroom/)

Topic: Governance Execution: https://lyoenandpartners.com/insights/topic/governance-execution

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