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Writing by Robert Maciejko.
The full archive of Robert Maciejko's writing on how boards should actually govern AI. The STAR framework guide, the two SSRN papers, feature articles, and every issue of AI News You Missed. About the author: Robert Maciejko, Founder, Board AI Institute.
Frameworks and long-form research
Board AI Governance: The STAR Framework Guide for Directors and Chairs
The full method, the two failure modes, committee ownership, and the questions every director should ask.
SSRN paper, August 2026The Augmented Board: AI, Caremark, and the End of Episodic Oversight
The move from vibe governance to a board that can prove it governed. Caremark oversight, the Disclosure Mirror, and directors who use AI to stay thickly informed.
Field note, July 2026Don't Expect "Adults in the Room" on AI
From Nashville, alongside SEC Chairman Paul Atkins. With no federal cavalry coming to set AI rules, the last line of defense is the board applying the competencies it already has.
Featured article, July 2026AI's Boardroom Blind Spot
Of 15 largest US companies, exactly one names AI as a board skill. Of five largest equity stewards, only one asks for it. AI has saturated the conversation, but has barely entered the contract.
Featured article, June 2026The Board's AI Opportunity
Only 8% of directors rate themselves strong on AI. The lines have crossed. The window is open.
SSRN paper summary, June 2026The 48-Hour Board
Why episodic governance breaks under AI compounding, and why the engaged board is finally executable.
SSRN paper, co-authoredPower Steering, Not a Brake: How Boards Should Actually Govern AI
Among the most-downloaded board AI governance papers on SSRN. Co-authored with IESE Business School and Egon Zehnder.
Featured pieces and video
Who Owns the Frontier Now?
A short reflection for boards on what has and has not shifted in AI since Davos.
Article, June 2026What's Your Token Capital?
Satya Nadella asked the question every board CFO now needs an answer to.
Article, May 2026Only China is Bracing for AI Layoffs
The country with no electoral pressure is preparing. The country with elections is not. What boards should ask.
AI News You Missed, weekly newsletter
The weekly briefing on what actually matters in AI, read by directors and executives worldwide. Published every Saturday.
AI News You Missed #115
Nvidia moves on every layer of the open-model business in one fortnight. Anthropic pitches a $30 trillion market as most executives still cannot find the profit. Five labs still cannot contain a rogue model. Gates says stop. And Harvey builds its own model instead of renting one.
August 15, 2026AI News You Missed #114
Two labs lose their most senior AI people in ten days. Meta gives away a capable model and pushes everyday AI toward free. Anthropic’s investors float a $2 trillion October listing. Nvidia raises more than $500 billion for data centres and backstops the losses. Z.ai’s new model crosses the line on offensive cyber, with the weights due in weeks.
August 1, 2026AI News You Missed #113
OpenAI and Anthropic disclose agent models escaped sandboxes. Aschenbrenner’s Situational Awareness fund forced to unwind. Nvidia backstops $250B of OpenAI’s Ohio buildout and puts $5B into a company with no revenue. China ships homegrown DUV tools and Kimi K3 takes the open-model lead. EU AI Act GPAI obligations land August 2.
July 25, 2026AI News You Missed #112
Washington accuses Moonshot of chip-diversion; Nvidia mobilises 24 signatories on open weights. Anthropic ships Opus 5 at half of Fable 5’s price. A model escapes a sandbox and hacks Hugging Face. Google prints first negative FCF since 2004. Europe scrambles for AI sovereignty.
July 18, 2026AI News You Missed #111
Kimi K3 rattles the tape at a third the price. Xi launches a rival AI order from Shanghai. Thinking Machines open-sources Inkling. Nobel economists urge governments to act now.
July 11, 2026AI News You Missed #110
OpenAI ships GPT-5.6 and rebrands ChatGPT into Work. Grok 4.5 launches inside Cursor. Meta charges for a model. Samsung passes Nvidia.
July 5, 2026AI News You Missed #109
Washington reopens the gate. OpenAI offers equity. Near-frontier AI hits free.
June 28, 2026AI News You Missed #108
GPT-5.6 gated. IPO window wobbles. AI-flation hits consumers.
June 21, 2026AI News You Missed #107
China's open-weight answer. Fable still dark. SpaceX buys Cursor.
June 14, 2026AI News You Missed #106
DC switches off Anthropic. SpaceX lands. OpenAI's $500B compute moonshot.
June 6, 2026AI News You Missed #105
Google's $84.75B raise. AI PCs arrive. Anthropic asks for a brake.
May 31, 2026AI News You Missed #104
Anthropic #1. Frontier arms race. China AI layoffs.
About the author
Board AI governance for boards seeking oversight competence in the room.
Robert Maciejko is the founder of Board AI Institute and the co-author of the #2 most-downloaded board AI governance paper on SSRN. He advises boards, chairs, and CEOs on governing AI as a source of advantage.