57.4% OF ORGS RUN 6+ AI TOOLS. DOES GOVERNANCE STAND A CHANCE?

Summary from the TLDR IT newsletter

September 2026 data shows more than half of Field Effect-protected organizations run six or more AI tools. Each tool needs an owner, a vendor check, and a policy that allows or prohibits it. Governance teams face an uphill but winnable battle. Field Effect's free AI Governance Playbook [5] gives you five controls, from tool inventory to incident response, with audit questions that get specific: MCP integrations, free-tier data retention, and how fast you can revoke access.