2025 Public Company Board Practices Oversight Survey

Data Pack: Artificial Intelligence

07/28/2025

 

Which of the following activities relating to AI oversight has your board performed?

 

AI Oversight Activities

Value

Set aside agenda time for full-board discussion of AI

62.33%

Asked management how AI could affect the company's future workforce needs

52.74%

Requested updates about the organization's data governance practices

52.74%

Set aside agenda time in committee meetings

49.32%

Assessed risks associated with AI

49.32%

Adopted an AI governance framework

36.30%

Incorporated AI oversight responsibilities into board committee charters

27.40%

Conducted an audit to determine where AI is currently in use within the company

22.60%

Reevaluated corporate strategy to incorporate AI impact

22.60%

Established AI education plan for directors

17.81%

Approved annual budget toward AI projects

8.90%

Established metrics for management reporting

6.16%

Established dedicated technology committee to oversee AI

6.16%

 

n=146

 

This table comes from the AI section of the 2025 NACD Public Company Board Practices and Oversight Survey.