IBM Study: 75% of UAE executives report AI incidents reaching leadership as agent autonomy grows

New research by IBM finds that AI-related incidents are already reaching boardrooms in UAE organisations, but governance capabilities and risk accountability are under pressure as AI adoption advances. Three in four (75%) UAE executives surveyed say an AI-related incident — including an agent failure, data exposure, AI-driven decision error or AI security breach — reached board or C-suite attention in the past 12 months. Among respondents reporting an escalated incident, 49% changed their AI gov