TL;DRA BCG survey of 625 CEOs and board members found that 61% of chief executives believe their boards are rushing AI transformation. Three-quarters of board members rate their AI knowledge as adequate, but nearly 40% of CEOs disagree, and more than half say hype is distorting boardroom judgment.
Sixty-one per cent of chief executives say their boards are pushing AI transformation too fast, according to a global survey of 625 leaders published by Boston Consulting Group. The research, titled Split Decisions, polled 351 CEOs and 274 board members at companies with at least $100 million in annual revenue and found a consistent pattern: boards and CEOs agree that AI matters, but disagree on how quickly it should be deployed, how well boards understand it, and how much of a CEO’s job now depends on delivering returns from it.
The findings land at a moment when AI FOMO has become a dominant force in corporate strategy. More than half of the CEOs surveyed said that hype around artificial intelligence is distorting their boards’ judgment, and nearly 40 per cent said their boards lack an informed view of how AI is reshaping growth strategy. One in three said their board overestimates the human capabilities that AI can replace.
