Here is a strange little scene that is playing out inside boardrooms across the world right now. A board chair turns to the CEO and asks, very politely, who owns the AI strategy. The CEO smiles, nods, and says the right thing. The board feels reassured. The CEO walks back to their office, calls a meeting, and asks the same question to their own team. Four different executives raise their hands. One of them is the CIO. One is HR. One is the head of a business unit. One is sitt