The Strategic Blind Spot: Closing the Boardroom Gap in AI Risk Oversight

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Written By Ori Wellington

Our recent research on audit committees revealed a stark reality: boards are most concerned about oversight gaps in cybersecurity, privacy, and AI, yet few have the structures to address them effectively. The 2025 Audit Committee Survey Insights showed that nearly half of audit committees see AI oversight as an unresolved gap, while only a fraction claim primary responsibility. The conclusion was clear—AI has moved into the boardroom agenda, but governance has not caught up.

This companion note builds directly on that finding. Where the audit committee analysis highlighted AI as part of a broader oversight deficit, here we focus on AI risk oversight itself. Drawing on new data from Infosys’s global survey of 1,500 executives, we examine why AI oversight remains fragmented, how the gap manifests in practice, and what boards and senior executives must do to close it.

Ori Wellington

Orion “Ori” Wellington is the lead editor for The RiskTech Journal and The RTJ Bridge, where he helps shape editorial direction, guide strategic narratives, and support media relations across Wheelhouse Advisors. As a digital editorial advisor, Ori synthesizes trends in risk, technology, and governance, drawing from roles modeled on information security, risk analytics, and IT leadership.

Part of Wheelhouse’s AI-augmented research team, Ori works to distill complex signals into actionable intelligence—bridging expertise across domains and elevating the voice of integrated risk thinking.

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