The Next AI Governance Crisis: Shifting from Compliance to Execution Governance

As AI systems evolve from decision support tools to autonomous operational agents, the focus of AI governance must shift from mere compliance to 'execution governance.' Traditional frameworks, like the EU AI Act, primarily address AI as a technology, assuming human control over execution. However, the increasing autonomy of AI in workflows introduces new, complex risks such as emergent behavior, authority drift, and accountability fragmentation, demanding a re-evaluation of current governance strategies.