Just 17.7% of Internal Audit Functions Report Formal or Broad AI Adoption, Wolters Kluwer Poll Finds

By Public Technologies
  • Internal audit AI adoption remains limited, polling of more than 2,000 professionals during an October 6 webinar showed.
  • Individual experimentation accounted for 43.8% of respondents; 17.7% reported formal AI programs or broad adoption across their audit functions.
  • Planning and risk assessment offered the greatest potential value for 38.2%; evidence review and fieldwork drew 31.2%.
  • Data privacy and security were the leading agentic AI concern for 29.6%; output quality and accuracy concerned 29.3%.
  • Establishing AI governance and acceptable-use guidance topped next-step priorities at 35.1%; building team AI literacy followed at 28.9%.


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