60% of organizations report AI investment outpacing governance capability, creating uncontrolled deployments

According to KPMG's 2026 Global Tech Report, roughly 60% of organizations say AI investment is outpacing their governance capabilities, creating what KPMG terms "dark zombies"—high-autonomy prototypes that fail when deployed enterprise-wide. CIO reports that four in five senior business decision-makers including CIOs, CISOs, and CDOs are spending more time managing AI risk, with working hours up 26% compared to prior periods as agentic AI complexity mounts. The gap reflects enterprises balancing innovation speed against the structures needed to govern and manage AI at scale.

Update (2026-09-28): According to CIO.com and ZDNET reporting, e...