AI Procurement Becomes a Board-Level Issue
Friday, 13 February 2026
Lead Story
AI spending has shifted from departmental budgets to strategic capital allocation discussions.
Insights
Boards are asking new questions: model transparency, vendor dependency, and data portability.
Signals
Vendor risk scoring includes AI explainabilityMulti-year AI investment roadmaps
Cybersecurity integration into AI deployment
Takeaway
AI investment is no longer experimental. It is infrastructure.