This year’s confessions expose a stark contradiction at the heart of enterprise AI: It is everywhere, but control is nowhere. CEOs claim control of AI, but don’t fully command it. CEOs are using AI constantly — to analyze performance, guide strategy, and influence decisions — yet they are not ready to let it act independently. Human oversight remains deeply embedded, not as a preference, but as a safeguard. The result is a new operating reality: AI is a daily operator, but not yet a decision-maker. Leaders trust AI enough to use it, but not enough to rely on it — and that gap is becoming operationally expensive.