ISO 42001 and the Rise of Auditable AI: What Boards Now Expect From AI Controls
Executive summary Artificial intelligence has moved decisively from experimentation to operational dependency. Boards are no longer asking whether AI is being used; they are asking whether it is controlled, defensible, and auditable. ISO 42001 marks a structural shift in how organisations are expected to govern AI, reframing AI not as a technical capability but as […]
ISO 42001 and the Rise of Auditable AI: What Boards Now Expect From AI Controls
Artificial intelligence has moved decisively out of experimentation and into operational, customer-facing, revenue-affecting systems. As a result, boards are no longer asking whether AI is innovative or efficient. They are asking whether it is controllable, defensible, and auditable. This shift explains the rapid rise in attention toward ISO 42001 and the broader concept of auditable […]
CFOs: Stop Funding “AI Pilots” and Start Funding Measurable Outcomes
A Procurement Ready Model for ROI, Risk, and Run Rate Control Enterprise AI spending is drifting into a familiar pattern: small pilots, short proofs of concept, and disconnected tool trials that never graduate into controlled, auditable, value producing capabilities. Finance then sees unpredictable invoices, fragmented licensing, inconsistent security posture, and a backlog of “promising experiments” […]
Anthropomorphising Artificial Intelligence: Why Human Metaphors Distort Enterprise Decision-Making
Enterprise leaders increasingly rely on artificial intelligence to automate complex processes, analyse high-volume data, and support decision-making. Yet the language used to describe AI systems remains deeply human. We speak of models that hallucinate, agents that decide, systems that understand, and tools that learn. These metaphors create the illusion of human-like cognition where none exists. For CIOs, CISOs, and […]
When Users Upload Contracts to ChatGPT: Legal, Compliance, and Regulatory Risks Enterprises Must Address
The rise of generative AI has created a new reality in the workplace: people are quietly, and often without permission, pasting sensitive contracts into AI tools like ChatGPT to “make sense” of them. AI can explain clauses and answer questions far faster than a colleague. But unlike asking a lawyer, this raises serious issues around intellectual […]
When AI Goes Wrong: The $1.5 Billion Wake-Up Call
In early September 2025, AI company Anthropic agreed to a staggering $1.5 billion class-action settlement with authors who alleged their works were pirated to train Anthropic’s Claude chatbot. That works out to around $3,000 per book, for roughly 500,000 affected works . To put that in perspective: While Anthropic frames the settlement as a resolution to legacy issues and a commitment to […]
The Personality Paradox: Does Giving AI a Human Touch Undermine Business Accuracy?
In the race to make artificial intelligence more accessible, engaging, and “human-like,” businesses and platforms have increasingly leaned into giving their AI tools a personality. From sassy customer service bots to witty assistants that remember your preferences and crack jokes, personality-driven AI is fast becoming the norm. The goal? A more relatable, enjoyable user experience that […]
Guarding the Crown Jewels: Why ‘Off-the-Shelf’ AI Can Leak Your Enterprise Data — and What CIOs, CISOs & CTOs Must Do About It
1. Convenience Has a Hidden Cost Chat-style copilots in office suites, “magic” summarisation buttons in collaboration tools, and plug-and-play generative APIs promise instant productivity. What many licence agreements don’t shout about is the fine print that lets providers ingest, retain or even train on the very data that makes your organisation unique. When that happens, intellectual […]
The Ethics of AI: Differentiating Consumer and Business Responsibilities in an Algorithmic Age
Executive Summary As Artificial Intelligence (AI) becomes embedded in everything from consumer search assistants to enterprise decision engines, the ethical implications of its use are increasingly under scrutiny. But while much of the media focus centres on consumer misuse — such as AI-generated misinformation or deepfakes — enterprises face a deeper, more structural set of […]
Balancing Innovation and Risk: AI Strategies for Risk Management
In an era where artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping every facet of enterprise operations, one of the most complex challenges for CIOs, CISOs, and CTOs is navigating the dual imperative of innovation and risk management. While AI promises transformative efficiency, insights, and agility, it also introduces new dimensions of risk—ranging from data breaches and model […]