Executive Summary For a couple of years, "AI governance" at most companies meant one overworked person in legal or compliance quietly adding "and also AI, I guess" to an already full job description. That era is closing out fast. Through 2026, AI oversight has been pulled out of the side-desk pile and turned into a formal executive function, with its own title, its own budget line, and increasingly, its own seat that reports straight to the CEO or the board. I'll be honest ab

AI governance expectations, regulatory priorities and technology risks continue to evolve. Organizations should assess their specific circumstances and applicable legal and regulatory requirements.

Executive Summary For two decades, the internet sold us one simple promise: build a product once, and ship it everywhere. Borders were for passports and shipping containers, not software. That promise is quietly falling apart. In 2026, governments have started treating artificial intelligence as strategic territory — something to protect, fence and fight over. The result is what lawyers politely call geopolitical fragmentation: a world where the same AI product needs differen