Qapitol Research
Independent research on getting AI right
Authoritative, data-backed reports on the state of enterprise AI assurance — regulation, evaluation, red-teaming, agentic QE, and governance. Written for the people accountable for AI: CIOs, CTOs, CISOs, and chief risk, data & AI officers.
EU AI Act Readiness Index 2026
Most regulated enterprises remain structurally unprepared for EU AI Act obligations despite partial enforcement beginning February 2025, with 78% taking no meaningful compliance steps and 83% lacking even basic AI system inventories—the foundation for all subsequent requirements.
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The State of AI Assurance 2026
A definitive analysis of enterprise AI governance readiness as regulatory enforcement begins, revealing the widening gap between deployment velocity and accountability infrastructure.
Read →GatedThe Agentic QE Maturity Model
A five-level framework governing AI quality engineering from ad-hoc testing to production-grade governance—defining the technical controls, organizational structures, and staged investments regulated enterprises need to deploy autonomous agents safely.
Read →GatedThe State of AI Assurance in Healthcare 2026
A data-driven briefing for regulated healthcare enterprises on where AI governance, regulatory compliance, and assurance infrastructure stand today — and what budget-holders must do before the next enforcement cycle closes.
Read →GatedThe State of AI Governance in BFSI 2026
A definitive briefing for risk, compliance, and technology executives on where the regulatory frontier sits, where governance structures are failing, and what priority actions will determine readiness before the August 2026 high-risk AI deadline.
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