97% of orgs breached by an AI incident lacked AI access controls (IBM, 2025).
40%+ of agentic AI projects will be cancelled by 2027 (Gartner).
Boards funded the model. They forgot to fund the runtime.
Two clocks now running:
→ 11 Sept 2026 — EU CRA reporting
→ 2 Dec 2027 — EU AI Act high-risk
Part 2 of The Regulatory Stack: the boardroom case for the verification layer.

The Regulatory Stack, Part 2: Why the Boardroom Should Be Funding the Verification Layer in 2026
The capital deployment decisions boards make this year will determine whether their autonomous AI systems are governable assets or existential liabilities by 2027. Here is the strategic case for funding the verification layer.





