AI governance lags adoption as policy awareness falters, QA finds

• QA's analysis warns that AI adoption is outpacing governance, increasing organizational risk as businesses embed the technology into everyday workflows.
• OneTrust research found 74% of organizations have departmental or scaled AI adoption; 47% describe governance processes as reactive, slow or manual.
• Only 5% report clear coordination and accountability across the AI lifecycle, highlighting weaknesses in oversight.
• QA's survey found 31% of respondents know their organization's AI policy; 21% are unsure whether one exists.
• Policy familiarity reached nearly 60% among owners and partners, versus 15% for non-managers and 14% for apprentices and trainees.

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