No one wants unsafe AI, but who decides what is "safe enough"?
When evaluating new AI tools or agents, how do you decide what is 'safe enough'? It's a tough but essential question for Boards and Brands. Maybe a 'vector scorecard' would be helpful. The Value an AI brings on one axis, the Risk it presents on another, and the Difficulty of Mitigating it (time, talent, cost) on a third. The Magnitude of the risk could be visualized by color or size. Once the measurement scales are set, independent of any single technology, you'd have a consistent way of assessing the value proposition of any AI against the risk it presents. It would also help Boards see their organization’s entire exposure to AI risk in one glance. Even just workshopping how your organization would define these measures could be incredibly insightful for management and governance. Do you know of a tool like this?
The latest AI headlines for Boards and Brand Leaders:
Enterprise AI, Strategy & Agentic Systems
Google Introduces Agent2Agent (A2A): A New Open Protocol that Allows AI Agents Securely Collaborate Across Ecosystems Regardless of Framework or Vendor. MarkTechPost
Building the industry’s best agentic AI ecosystem with partners. Google Cloud Blog
Why the C-suite is embracing AI agents. Fortune
A CFO’s guide to Tech Trends 2025. www2.deloitte.com
Agentic AI Is Transforming Enterprises-Here’s Where To Start. Forbes
Why FinOps Is Key to Maximizing AI ROI. www.itprotoday.com
Here’s Why the ‘Value of AI’ Lies in Your Own Use Cases. Gartner
AI Roadmap: What It Is and How to Build One. Gartner
Enterprise AI Adoption: A Board Member’s Perspective. CXO Talk, an excellent podcast recommended by effectivRAI (Thank You!)
Regulation, Policy & Governance
EU AI Office Publishes Third Draft of EU AI Act-Related General-Purpose AI Code of Practice: Key Copyright Issues. www.morganlewis.com
Audit: AI oversight lacking at New York state agencies. WWLP
EU will not rip up tech rules for trade deal with Trump, senior official says. the Guardian
Newsom Working Group Calls for Vital Transparency into AI Development. Center for Democracy and Technology
AI Technology & Platforms
AI avatar generator Synthesia does video footage deal with Shutterstock. the Guardian
Announcing the latest AI capabilities in Google Workspace with Gemini. Google Workspace Blog
Breaking Down Silos: The Power of Integrated, Open AI Platforms. www.suse.com
Responsive Launches TRACE Score™ Setting a New Standard for AI-Generated Content. MarTech Series
ChatGPT’s memory can now reference all past conversations, not just what you tell it to. VentureBeat
Workforce, Jobs & Leadership
AI’s job boom? Not before the bust. Fortune
IT unemployment remains high as economic uncertainty reigns • The Register. www.theregister.com
Why AI Demands a New Breed of Leaders. MIT Sloan Management Review
Michigan turns to AI to spruce up its workforce development efforts. Route Fifty
Societal Impact, Ethics & Risk
EU AI Act - Spotlight on Emotional Recognition Systems in the Workplace. Technology's Legal Edge
Bank of England says AI software could create market crisis for profit. the Guardian
B2B Marketing Measurement Isn’t Trusted, And It’s About To Get Worse. Forrester
An algorithm deemed this nearly blind 70-year-old prisoner a “moderate risk.” Now he’s no longer eligible for parole. Route Fifty
Apocalyptic Predictions About AI Aren’t Based in Reality. City Journal
Security & Privacy
Deepfake threats to corporations. TahawulTech.com
New method efficiently safeguards sensitive AI training data. MIT News | Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Industry Specific Applications
The AI-driven content strategy real estate agents can’t afford to ignore. Elite Agent
How can AI unlock human potential in the supply chain?. AI News
Japan Airlines’ new AI app will make it easier for cabin attendants to report inflight events with Microsoft’s Phi-4 small language model. Source Asia
Infrastructure & Energy
Energy demands from AI datacentres to quadruple by 2030, says report. the Guardian
IEA: The opportunities and challenges of AI for global energy. AI News
Events
AI & Big Data Expo North America. AI & Big Data Expo North America
Delivering AI & Big Data for a Smarter Future. AI & Big Data Expo Europe - Conference & Exhibition