Global AI Confessions Report: CIO Edition 2026

A global reality check on AI performance, value, and accountability from 685 CIOs worldwide

CIOs face pressure to prove AI delivers value, and as agents move from pilot to production, a bigger problem surfaces — most can’t govern them.

Based on a Dataiku/Harris Poll survey of 685 CIOs worldwide, our latest report reveals the four AI confessions shaping CIO accountability in 2026 and what it takes to stay in control.