# From Seats To Spend: Why Enterprise AI Needs A Control Plane > Source: > Published: 2026-09-03 13:30:00+00:00 # From Seats To Spend: Why Enterprise AI Needs A Control Plane By Viktoria Semaan, Forbes Councils MemberSource: [Forbes Innovation](https://www.forbes.com/innovation/)Companies now need to determine how much each team will use, which models they'll choose and how much of that spending will generate value. Get AI news in your inbox Daily digest of what matters in AI.