5 August, 2021
Changes to company law would enable use of ‘robot directors’
With technology advancing at a mind-altering pace, there has been much talk of introducing “robot directors”, or artificial intelligence, to the boardroom. However, long-standing concerns that ...
20 May, 2021
System error: why AI without humans is a governance challenge
Businesses are facing an Orwellian nightmare that few even recognise exists. As they become increasingly dependent on artificial intelligence, these same technology systems are increasingly being run ...
5 May, 2021
The post-Covid recovery demands ‘context-conscious’ leadership
Context is an often overlooked but crucial issue affecting leadership decision-making at all levels. And in a post-Covid world where the leadership focus is organisational reconstruction rather than r...
20 April, 2021
Rise of the machines requires a ‘stakeholder approach’ from boards
Companies are in need of a new approach to coping with the risks presented by machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence, according to academics, which should include sharing the governance rol...
15 April, 2021
Ethical investor Trillium issues warning to Alphabet over whistleblowing
Alphabet, the parent company of Google, is under pressure to improve whistleblowing procedures in a move that heightens publicity around the ethics of artificial intelligence and the treatment of work...
16 February, 2021
Firms need ‘two layers’ of AI governance
Have boards come to terms with the rise of artificial intelligence? It seems not. New research suggests large companies need to have two layers of AI governance if they are no longer to only superv...
15 January, 2021
Firms forge ahead with AI adoption despite a lack of skills on boards
More than two-thirds of boards intend to approve the implementation of artificial intelligence (AI) in the next year, although there appear to be significant hurdles to successful integration. The ...
13 October, 2020
Changes to company constitutions ‘could allow use of AI on the board’
The idea of robots driven by artificial intelligence taking a seat on boards has been in circulation for some years now. In the UK a major legal reform would be needed before a robot could be a “dir...
12 October, 2020
Responsible innovation: implications for corporate governance
The world faces unprecedented grand challenges of which the recent Covid-19 pandemic is just one pertinent example. Innovation is crucial for addressing these grand challenges and business is an impor...
12 September, 2020
