Ai Governance

New York – September 25, 2026 -- Sixty-nine percent of enterprise technology decision-makers now weigh energy more heavily in AI and data infrastructure decisions than a year ago, according to new research from EnterpriseDB (EDB) presented at the United Nations Global Compact Leaders Summit this week. The survey of 300 respondents, conducted in September 2026, found reliability of supply cited by 49% of respondents as a leading energy factor, with cost and energy efficiency each cited by 48%.

Armonk, N.Y. – September 20, 2026 -- Seventy-one percent of Chief Human Resource Officers say the ability to supervise, validate and override AI outputs is now the most essential workforce skill, yet only 29% of employees rank judgment as important, according to a new global study from the IBM Institute for Business Value.

Sacramento – September 20, 2026 -- California Governor Gavin Newsom signed an executive order accelerating implementation of SB 813, the Fathom-sponsored law that established the nation's first comprehensive framework for independent verification organizations (IVOs) overseeing frontier AI systems.

California moves IVO designation deadline up by eight months

The executive order shifts the state's deadline to finalize IVO designation criteria from January 2028 to May 2027. SB 813 already created the legal structure for IVOs, third-party bodies tasked with independently assessing AI labs' safety claims.