If AI is the brain, governance is the immune system. Without it, systems can mutate in unpredictable, even dangerous ways.
This year, the EU’s AI Act became the first comprehensive legal framework for regulating artificial intelligence. It classifies systems into four risk levels and mandates transparency, especially for high-risk applications like facial recognition and education tools. Violations could cost companies up to €35 million or 7% of global revenue.
Across the Atlantic, the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued guidance requiring all federal agencies to publicly disclose their use of AI, evaluate risks, and demonstrate how these tools align with democratic values.
Only 22% of global organizations currently have an AI ethics policy, yet 73% of consumers say they’d stop using services from companies whose AI behaves unethically.
This isn’t about slowing innovation—it’s about making sure the systems we build don’t undermine the societies we live in.
