The Fiduciary Vacuum: AI Adoption, Trust Law Erosion, and the Governance Gap in Family Enterprise Succession

WEEKLY EDITION • April 29, 2026

What happens when artificial intelligence meets a rapidly evolving fiduciary landscape? In this issue, Matthew Erskine explores the emerging “fiduciary vacuum”—a convergence that may reshape accountability in family enterprise governance.

This article examines implications for advisors working at the intersection of trust design, technology, and family enterprise systems.