How does an industry spend $2.5 trillion on AI in a single year and still leave 75% of its leaders without meaningful returns to show for it?

That is not a failure of ambition. Boards are committed. Budgets reflect it. AI spending in 2026 is not a discretionary line item — for most enterprises above $500M, it now represents roughly 5% of total revenue. The gap between investment and return is a governance failure. And it is getting more expensive every quarter it goes unaddressed.