# 52% of CIOs blamed for AI agent mistakes despite lacking visibility or vendor control, survey finds

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> Published: 2026-09-18 20:06:33+00:00

# 52% of CIOs blamed for AI agent mistakes despite lacking visibility or vendor control, survey finds

According to CIO.com reporting on a business communications provider survey, 52 percent of CIOs report being blamed for autonomous agent mistakes even when they lack visibility into agent actions or control over vendor selection. The finding exposes a governance gap where accountability flows to IT leadership without corresponding operational authority over agent behavior or vendor choices. The survey illustrates a growing gap between deployment responsibility and agent oversight capability.

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- Press[Read article](https://www.cio.com/article/4223508/the-more-autonomous-your-ai-the-more-people-it-needs/)
- Press[Read article](https://www.cio.com/article/4222997/ai-failures-are-inevitable-so-is-the-cio-getting-blamed/)

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