A new update from Inspire Higher Ed, working with AACSB International, GMAC, and the Graduate Business Curriculum Roundtable, says business schools are moving from AI experimentation to institution-wide strategy—but faculty development is the bottleneck. The report’s central finding is that firsthand faculty use drives belief that AI can improve teaching, while awareness without classroom experimentation leaves many instructors unconvinced. Using a College Board survey of more than 3,000 faculty, the report reports a large confidence gap: among faculty who had used AI hands-on, 95% said it helps students grasp complex material via personalized explanation, versus 60% among those without direct experience. The participating school pool also expanded sharply, from 48 in January 2026 to 84 in the July update, with major U.S. AACSB-accredited programs including Columbia Business School and Stanford Graduate School of Business, plus an entry from Nigeria’s Docenti Global Business School. For deans and teaching innovation leads, the report frames scaling as an instructional workforce issue—not just a platform or course redesign issue.