Bots in the boardroom: Could an AI ever replace board directors?

Corporate boards are quietly adopting AI tools to summarize board papers, rehearse meetings, and pressure-test management proposals, often without any formal policy governing their use, according to a report on the technology's spread into the boardroom. Directors are growing more comfortable with the software even as experts debate how far the technology could eventually go, including whether it might one day replace human directors. The trend matters because boards bear fiduciary duties that AI cannot legally assume, making oversight and disclosure of these tools a likely governance flashpoint. What to watch next is whether companies formalize AI policies for board use and how regulators treat machine-generated input in board deliberations.