The AI Confidence Gap

74% of C-suite leaders admit they've projected more confidence in their AI strategy to stakeholders than they actually felt. The gap between the certainty leaders show their boards and what the results actually support is widening, and as AI moves from initiative to board-level mandate, it's getting harder to hide and more costly to carry.

KUNGFU.AI, in partnership with Wakefield Research, surveyed 300 U.S. C-suite executives at companies with $500M+ in annual revenue to measure it.

Inside the report:

• The confidence gap, quantified: why 74% have overstated their AI outlook, and why only 14% say most of their AI investment has delivered a return
• The alignment paradox: 95% claim strong leadership alignment on AI, yet 99% have rebuilt their AI strategy at least once in the past two years
• Wayfinding: a way to lead AI when the roadmap keeps changing, built on setting a destination, reading the signals, and adjusting course
• Three commitments that separate leaders who compound progress from those who keep resetting