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AI Benchmark Tool for Ethics & Compliance Teams

Free interactive tool AI in Ethics & Compliance · 2026

Build Your AI Benchmark

Eleven questions. 134 unique organizations. One interactive dashboard that shows exactly where your E&C program’s AI adoption stands — against the peers that look like you.

  • Eleven questions from the survey, filterable by industry, revenue band, role, program structure, and team size
  • Answer as you go — your position is marked on every benchmark chart
  • Three board-ready slides, generated from your answers
  • Built on the same dataset as the 2026 State of AI Adoption in E&C report
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Based on a June 2026 survey of 134 unique organizations, each represented by an E&C team leader · 95% inside the E&C function, 55% Chief- or VP-level · 89% from $1B+ organizations

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What you get

Not a report summary. The data, filterable and exportable.

Eleven key survey questions are here — adoption pace, tool stacks, guardrails, approval paths, governance roles, readiness, barriers, and the 12-month outlook. Filter any benchmark to organizations like yours, answer the same questions, and see exactly where you stand.

11
benchmark questions, filterable to your peer set
134
unique organizations in the benchmark base
40+
data points, filterable by industry, size & role
3
board-ready slides, built from your answers
How it works

Three steps to a board-ready benchmark

Ten minutes, start to finish. Answer in any order — or just browse the data.

Pattern one
The Centralization Paradox
The most common program structure produces the lowest AI adoption of any model measured.
Pattern two
The Large-Team Ceiling
100+ person teams hit integration friction at more than twice the overall rate — and none measure AI impact.
Pattern three
The Mid-Size Team Anomaly
Teams of 16–30 sit inside the fastest-moving organizations — yet run AI with no dedicated budget line and no metrics.
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Goes with the tool

The full research report explains what the numbers mean.

The State of AI Adoption in Ethics & Compliance: four data-backed patterns behind the 45.5-point adoption gap, the trust barriers holding E&C back, and a sequenced 12-month playbook for closing it.

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The 45.5-point gap, explained pattern by pattern
Why trust in the tech — not budget — is the real blocker
A sequenced 12-month action plan

Frequently asked questions

A free interactive dashboard holding all eleven questions from the Ethisphere × Ethena 2026 survey of AI in ethics and compliance. Answer each question to see your position marked against the field, filter every chart to your peer set, and generate three board-ready slides from your answers.

A June 2026 survey of ethics and compliance leaders at 134 unique organizations — one senior E&C leader per organization. 95% work directly inside the E&C function, 55% are Chief- or VP-level, and 89% represent organizations with more than $1 billion in annual revenue.

No. You can browse every benchmark without answering. Answering adds your position to each chart and is what powers the generated slides — but it’s optional, question by question.

Yes. Fill out the short form and you get instant access in your browser, at no cost. The full research report is free as well.

Your board will ask where you stand on AI.
Have the answer.

Benchmark your program against 134 unique organizations — free.

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