By Jim Wetekamp, CEO at Riskonnect | Published by The AI Journal | August 15, 2025
Adoption and development of AI tools are accelerating faster than many risk, legal, and compliance frameworks can keep up. Only 8% of business leaders feel prepared for AI and AI-governance risks. And only 35% of companies have an AI governance framework despite the pervasiveness of the technology.
Organizations often look to regulation as a north star for governance, but AI legislation is a moving target. Regulations can arrive out of nowhere, prompting compliance scrambles – or move so slowly it’s unclear what to prepare for and if they’re coming at all.
The gap between AI use and regulation may widen before it narrows. If your organization already deploys AI, you can’t put the genie back in the bottle. You can, however, institute AI governance practices to ensure AI is used responsibly, transparently, and fairly – without sacrificing technological innovation or risking noncompliance with existing and future regulations.
Read the full article in The AI Journal for five moves to make now.
