Chief Data Officers Navigate AI Trust Challenges

Informatica's "CDO Insights 2026" study, surveying over 500 data executives worldwide, finds that 78% plan to increase AI investments while 65% doubt their data foundations' trustworthiness. The report shows companies with mature governance deploy AI 2.5 times faster and that 82% of CDOs cite automated data quality as essential, yet only 45% have comprehensive AI training. The findings underscore governance and AI literacy as critical to reliable adoption.