AI’s leadership crisis: Why CEOs must take responsibility before it’s too late
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Artificial intelligence (AI) isn’t merely advancing, it’s exploding. From ChatGPT composing college essays to algorithms diagnosing diseases, tech is remaking our world faster than we can agree on its regulation. But here’s the paradox that no one seems to want to talk about enough: we’re constructing a future in which AI development outstrips accountability. Nothing captures that sentiment better than the NTT DATA report, ‘The AI Responsibility Gap: Why Leadership Is the Missing Link.’ In this study, 71% of executives acknowledged that their companies lack clear leadership on how to balance innovation with ethics. Translation? We’re barreling toward a cliff driverless! Excerpts from the NTT DATA report, ‘The AI Responsibility Gap: Why Leadership Is the Missing Link.’ Source: NTT DATA This leadership gap bodes ill for AI Ignoring responsible AI leadership can have weighty implications on platform security. This conclusion meshes with the study’s findings that 89% of CISO executives highly dread AI-related risks, but many companies don’t have effective risk-management plans. This unpreparedness leaves organizations vulnerable to cyber-attacks, data breaches, and inadvertent algorithmic discrimination — all of which can erode consumer trust and invite regulatory scrutiny. Likewise, the Sustainability vs. AI tug-of-war is concerning. That’s because technology devours tons of energy to power the data centers that are central to its functioning. In addition to this, there is a demand for immense computing power to train its models, and you can see how much it strains the available resources while increasing its carbon footprint. This reality has led tech giants like Google and Microsoft to build energy-efficient systems using renewable energy sources. AI leadership failures are not limited to issues of security and sustainability. They cover the whole range of societal challenges that affect nearly every aspect of our lives, from employment to misinformation. Therefore, the level of the…
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