# AI compliance issues hit 2 in 5 large companies, and legacy workflows are a big factor > Source: > Published: 2026-09-21 04:00:31+00:00 Forty percent of large companies had an AI-related compliance or governance issue in the past 12 months, according to 1,000 senior IT, operations, and transformation leaders surveyed by Sapio Research. Those leaders said process-related problems contributed to 84 percent of the incidents. The researchers trace the exposure to workflows designed around people. Approvals, handoffs, and manual exceptions exist because a person was expected to handle each step. When a company drops AI into that design, … [More](https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/09/21/ai-compliance-issues-research/) The post [AI compliance issues hit 2 in 5 large companies, and legacy workflows are a big factor](https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/09/21/ai-compliance-issues-research/) appeared first on [Help Net Security](https://www.helpnetsecurity.com).