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Governance has to go everywhere AI goes

Most enterprise teams have AI running somewhere. The impact still isn't measurable. The control still isn't working.

In April 2026, Zapier brought 5,500+ leaders together with executives from Indeed, Netflix, and ServiceTitan. Here's what they said.

Learn how AI leaders measure AI adoption, governance, and ROI

70%
Cost reduction possible on complex workflows when AI is used only where inference is needed
80%
Of agents built on Zapier's platform last year could have run deterministically — most teams reached for agentic builds out of habit, not necessity.
83%
of enterprise leaders identify compliance failures and uncontrolled AI usage as their top risks
30 days
Time to build your first working governance layer — a map, a policy, and live controls.

What you'll learn

Why the question "how do we spend less on AI" leads to the wrong answers — and what to ask instead

The tokenmaxxing trap: how organizations end up paying inference rates for work that doesn't need them

The watch-decide-act model: the three parts of a governance program that most companies only partially complete

Four specific steps: managed connections, action-level controls, workspace governance, and a single governed connection for every AI tool your teams use

A 4-stage framework for moving from proxy signals to auditable, boardroom-ready ROI proof

Trusted by 3.4 million companies

The cost of not acting is real. Every month without a watch layer is a month of spend you can't explain.