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September 2026 — Edition No. 01
Budgets are climbing. Visibility isn't.
The first edition examined rising AI investment, weak financial visibility, execution debt, and the widening gap between experimentation and operating results.
The inaugural edition examined the widening disconnect between AI investment and financial visibility. Budgets are climbing across nearly every function, but the operating evidence connecting that spend to a business result is not keeping pace. We looked at rising AI investment, weak financial visibility, the early signs of execution debt, and the widening gap between experimentation and operating results — and what leaders should watch before approving the next round.