The window where “early adopter of responsible AI assessment” is a positioning win for a CTL is shrinking. By Fall 2026, every LMS vendor will be marketing AI features and the conversation shifts to “which vendor's AI is best”, not “is your CTL leading on this?”
A 25-seat pilot is a $1,475 budget line and a 4-week commitment to findings. It doesn't require IT approval (Google SSO only, no SAML needed for pilot), doesn't trigger procurement, and gives your CTL concrete data for the harder conversations coming next year.