22/09/2026
If the people building AI are worried, should business leaders be listening?
AI presents enormous opportunity for business. But as the technology becomes more powerful, the conversation around responsibility and oversight needs to grow with it.
Leading AI organisations are themselves investing heavily in safety, governance and stronger evaluation of advanced systems.
For business leaders, that doesn't mean fearing AI.
It means asking better questions.
Who is accountable for its use? What information can it access? Are its outputs being checked? And where should human judgement always remain part of the decision?
We should absolutely explore what AI can make possible.
But innovation without oversight isn't the goal.
The opportunity is to move forward intelligently — with people, responsibility and good governance remaining firmly in the picture.
— Ashley Pillay, CEO | Exponant
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