Forbes Tech Council: End Playing AI Hot Potato

Forbes Tech Council warns that organizations are playing 'AI hot potato' by passing accountability for AI risks between departments, creating governance blind spots. The article argues that enterprises must establish explicit ownership and executive oversight for AI deployment instead of relying on vague shared responsibility.

AI accountability is becoming the ultimate corporate game of hot potato. Everyone wants the benefits of AI, but too many organizations are still passing the risk around instead of owning it. That approach does not scale. It creates blind spots, weakens governance, and leaves the most important decisions caught between legal, IT, security, and business teams, all waiting for someone else to act. In my latest Forbes Tech Council article https://www.forbes.com/councils/forbestechcouncil/2026/06/17/no-more-board-games-stop-passing-the-ai-hot-potato/ , I argue that accountable AI https://www.korte.co/2026/03/05/board-brief-ai-governance/ cannot be built on vague shared responsibility. If no one is clearly in charge, then no one is truly responsible. And when that happens, governance becomes theater instead of discipline. The answer is not more committees, more buzzwords, or more optimism. It is explicit ownership. Organizations need defined accountability, executive oversight, and governance models that are designed for real-world AI deployment, not just policy documents that sound good in a boardroom. AI is moving too fast for passive oversight. If enterprises want to capture value without creating chaos, they need to stop treating accountability like a problem to delegate. Read the full article here: https://www.forbes.com/councils/forbestechcouncil/2026/06/17/no-more-board-games-stop-passing-the-ai-hot-potato/ https://www.forbes.com/councils/forbestechcouncil/2026/06/17/no-more-board-games-stop-passing-the-ai-hot-potato/