Boards want answers about AI at energy firms | Grant Thornton

Your board isn't asking "what AI can do." They're asking "who decided to buy it, and why isn't it working?" That question stings. Because you've probably already spent money on an AI tool your team q

Your board isn't asking "what AI can do." They're asking "who decided to buy it, and why isn't it working?"

That question stings. Because you've probably already spent money on an AI tool your team quietly stopped using. Not because you made a dumb decision — because nobody gave you a clear framework before you signed anything.

Here's what Grant Thornton found inside energy companies: the ones succeeding with AI didn't start with better tools. They started with better decision-making structure. A simple internal process that answers three questions before any purchase: What specific problem does this solve? Who owns the outcome? How do we measure it in 30 days?

That's it. No ripping apart what works. No technical overhaul. Just a one-page filter that stops you from buying solutions before you've named the problem.

The businesses winning with AI right now aren't the ones with the biggest budgets. They're the ones with the clearest accountability before the invoice gets signed.

One thing you can do this week: write down the last AI tool you bought and the specific business result you expected. If you can't name it clearly, that's your starting point — not a new tool.

What's the AI purchase you regret most, and what was missing before you bought it?

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Governance forums or councils that review the use case portfolio; Integration with existing enterprise governance structures. Decision rights. Formal ...