15 August, 2019
Why insecure leaders trust algorithms over advisers
Boards are not just made to hold management to account; they’re also there to provide advice. Except, it seems, some leaders might prefer the counsel of machines rather than real people. That’s...
12 August, 2019
Audit and technology: not a panacea, but a catalyst for improvement
There is a lot of hype about technology, artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML)—and the audit and accountancy professions are not immune from this. So it’s important for auditors t...
6 June, 2019
Ethics body issues warning to boards over AI accountability
Back in April a report from a think tank at New York University made headline news around the world.
1 March, 2019
Ethical business in the age of AI
Whether we like it or not, technological advances are reshaping the way companies do business. Artificial intelligence, which involves the processing of huge amounts of data by machine, is becoming mo...
8 October, 2018
Data ethics: defining the governance of artificial intelligence
Noise surrounding the corporate use of data for potentially unethical purposes has increased by dozens of decibels in recent weeks. During the summer, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) ho...
11 September, 2018
Lead or be led: Why digital transformation starts at the top
Digital transformation is in need of a boost. According to Ted Schadler, principal analyst at Forrester, too many businesses are not investing enough resources into digital technologies or not even bo...
27 July, 2018
The technologies senior leaders plan to deploy in the coming years
Despite all the hype, augmented reality, virtual reality, mixed reality, blockchain and 3D printing have had a small impact on businesses in the past few years. Big data analytics has had the biggest ...
26 January, 2018
Artificial Intelligence: the ethical dimension
The must-have Christmas gift—at least with my savvy friends—was a virtual assistant. Whether it was Alexa, Siri or Cortana, the future world of accessible artificial intelligence (AI) is in our ho...
12 January, 2018
Ethics institute reveals principles for safe use of AI
Business leaders can play a role in "minimising" the risk of ethical failures stemming from ...
11 September, 2017
