Inside EY's 2026 Tech Pulse Poll The Hidden Risks Of AI Adoption

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What happens when the race to deploy AI starts to outpace the ability to control it? In this episode of Tech Talks Daily, I sit down with Ken Englund from EY to unpack findings from the latest 2026 Technology Pulse Poll, and the conversation quickly moves beyond theory into something many leaders will recognize from their own organizations. There is a growing tension between speed and oversight, a "velocity paradox" Ken describes, in which businesses are accelerating AI adoption while governance struggles to keep up. The numbers behind that story are hard to ignore. A large majority of tech leaders are prioritizing speed to market over careful vetting, while more than half of AI initiatives are happening outside formal IT oversight. For anyone responsible for security, compliance, or risk, that gap raises immediate concerns. But as Ken explains, it is not as simple as labeling this as reckless behavior. Much of this activity is driven by real innovation happening closer to the business, where teams are experimenting, solving problems, and creating value quickly. We spend time breaking down what that looks like in practice.

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