The AI
Governance Gap
Companies disclose using AI far faster than they disclose governing it. We read every U.S. public filing and track the distance between the claim and the controls.
WorkWise Solutions | Updated … | Source: SEC EDGAR full-text search
Trend and headline reflect the latest governance research (EY Center for Board Matters, ISS-Corporate). The live filing feed and the counts below are computed from SEC EDGAR. Figures measure disclosure language, not internal practice.
The gap, in the filings themselves
Not a survey. These count actual SEC filings, refreshed every morning. The story is in the aggregate, so each named filing below is a neutral fact, never an accusation.
The SEC will “review for accuracy registrant representations regarding their AI capabilities” and “assess whether firms have implemented adequate policies and procedures to monitor and/or supervise their use of AI technologies.”
SEC Division of Examinations, FY2026 Examination Priorities (November 2025)
That is the claims-versus-controls gap, in the regulator's own words. The SEC has already penalized advisers for overstating AI, and as of FY2026 it is examining firms on exactly this. The wider the gap on this page, the more of the market is exposed to it.
What we count
We query the official SEC EDGAR full-text search across 10-K, 10-Q, 8-K, and proxy (DEF 14A) filings. A filing counts on the claims side if it references AI (“artificial intelligence,” “machine learning,” “generative AI,” “large language model”).
It counts on the controls side if it references AI governance (“AI governance,” “responsible AI,” “AI risk management,” “oversight of artificial intelligence,” “AI ethics,” “NIST AI Risk Management Framework”).
What it does and does not claim
It measures disclosure language in public filings, not what any firm actually does internally. The headline percentages and the trend line come from published governance research (EY, ISS-Corporate); the weekly counts, the trailing-12-month coverage, and the live feed are computed from EDGAR and refresh every morning.
EDGAR full-text search covers filings since 2001. Counts above the per-query cap are summed across sub-periods so annual totals are true, not floored.
Where does your firm sit?
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