Report by ISACA

AI Pulse Poll

16 FINDINGSPublished Mar 23, 2026
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Key Findings

28% of digital trust professionals point to their board or executives as having ultimate responsibility for AI.

IsacaAI Pulse Poll·4mo ago
AI Responsibility

32% of digital trust professionals believe they could halt an AI system within 60 minutes after a security incident.

IsacaAI Pulse Poll·4mo ago
Incident ResponseAI OperationsAI Security Incident

36% of digital trust professionals say humans approve most AI-generated actions before execution.

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Human OversightAI Operations

26% of digital trust professionals report that humans review selected AI decisions or patterns after execution.

IsacaAI Pulse Poll·4mo ago
Human OversightAI Operations

43% of digital trust professionals are completely or fairly confident in their organization’s ability to investigate and explain to leadership or regulators if a serious AI system incident occurred.

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AI System IncidentAI Incident Investigation

18% of digital trust professionals indicate that disclosure is required and enforced when AI has been used to create or substantially assist with work products.

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AI TransparencyAI PolicyDisclosure

11% of digital trust professionals say humans intervene in AI decision-making only when alerted to potential issues.

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Human OversightAI Safety

20% of digital trust professionals say disclosure of AI use is required but not consistently enforced.

IsacaAI Pulse Poll·4mo ago
AI TransparencyAI PolicyDisclosure

32% of digital trust professionals note that no disclosure requirements exist when AI is used to create or substantially assist with work products.

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Human OversightAI Operations

18% of digital trust professionals believe their CIO or CTO would have ultimate responsibility for AI.

IsacaAI Pulse Poll·4mo ago
AI Responsibility

20% of digital trust professionals say they do not know how humans oversee AI decision-making at their organization.

IsacaAI Pulse Poll·4mo ago
Human OversightAI Operations

39% of digital trust professionals are completely or fairly confident in their organization’s data governance around AI.

IsacaAI Pulse Poll·4mo ago
AI Governance

56% of digital trust professionals indicate they do not know how quickly they could halt an AI system due to a security incident if needed.

IsacaAI Pulse Poll·4mo ago
Incident ResponseAI OperationsAI Security Incident

7% of digital trust professionals say it would take them more than 60 minutes to halt an AI system after a security incident.

IsacaAI Pulse Poll·4mo ago
Incident ResponseAI OperationsAI Security Incident

13% of digital trust professionals assign ultimate AI responsibility to their CISO.

IsacaAI Pulse Poll·4mo ago
AI Responsibility

20% of digital trust professionals do not know where ultimate responsibility for AI would lie in their organization.

IsacaAI Pulse Poll·4mo ago
AI Responsibility