The Ethics of AI-Generated Art in Commercial Use

When we talk about AI ethics, we are really talking about power: who has it, how it is exercised, and what accountability exists when it is exercised poorly. AI concentrates decision-making power in systems and the people who build them. Ethics is the discipline of...

Why Shadow AI Is More Dangerous Than Shadow IT

Shadow AI is a symptom, not a cause. It grows in the gap between what employees need and what the organization provides. Treating it as a compliance problem without addressing the underlying demand ensures it will persist regardless of the policies written against it....

Corporate AI Ethics Boards: Governance or Performance?

The fundamental challenge of AI ethics is not knowing what is right. It is building organizations that consistently do what is right when doing so is inconvenient, expensive, or slow. Ethics is easy in the abstract. It is difficult in the quarterly planning meeting....

AI Ethics Across Borders: The Harmonization Challenge

The fundamental challenge of AI ethics is not knowing what is right. It is building organizations that consistently do what is right when doing so is inconvenient, expensive, or slow. Ethics is easy in the abstract. It is difficult in the quarterly planning meeting....

Shadow AI in Regulated Industries: A Ticking Clock

The velocity of new AI tool releases exceeds the capacity of any IT governance process to evaluate them. A new AI capability appears weekly. The evaluation backlog grows. Employees, facing no sanctioned alternative, use the unsanctioned option. The cycle accelerates....