Business schools are moving from AI pilots toward institution-wide teaching strategy, but a new report places faculty development at the center of whether programs actually work in classrooms. Inspire Higher Ed, working with AACSB International, the Graduate Management Admission Council, and the Graduate Business Curriculum Roundtable, released an updated framework on AI integration, identifying faculty readiness as the pivot point for scaling AI initiatives. The report ties classroom confidence directly to firsthand use. In survey findings from the College Board of more than 3,000 faculty, 95% of faculty with hands-on AI experience agreed AI helps students grasp complex material through personalized explanation, versus 60% of faculty without direct experience. The report’s update also expands the participating school network—describing growth from 48 institutions in January to 84 schools in July, with additional international participants. New entrants include major U.S. business schools such as Columbia Business School and Stanford Graduate School of Business, plus Nigeria’s Docenti Global Business School. The result is a clear implementation message for higher education leaders: scaling AI in management education is less about buying tools and more about building faculty capability and confidence for sustainable curriculum change.