Keeping pace with AI: Risk vs Reward (Highlights)

Explore the balance between innovation and risk in AI adoption. Technology executives gathered at The Studio to discuss the challenges and opportunities of AI, addressing data privacy, cybersecurity and regulatory compliance.

The rise of artificial intelligence offers humanity opportunities and challenges in equal measure—from the potential to transform industries, streamline processes and enhance decision-making, versus the dilemmas surrounding data privacy, security, bias, and societal impact.

Furthermore as these technologies gain wider adoption, new risks have surfaced around information governance, cyber attacks, privacy and regulatory compliance, especially for multinational corporations navigating regional or cultural nuances. Add in the fact that most data is unstructured, and you’re looking at more risks across siloed apps, multiple vendors, and complicated tech stacks.

In this panel debate, technology executives and thought leaders explored keeping pace with change in the AI market, balancing innovation with risk management and how to safely scale beyond pilot projects.

With Doug Drinkwater moderating, the roundtable panellists included:

Xuyang Zhu, Senior Counsel, Taylor Wessing
Kirstine Dale, Chief AI Officer, Met Office
Kate Sargeant, Chief Data Officer, Financial Times
Ian Cohen, Chief Product & Information Officer, Acacium Group
Omar Davison, Staff Solutions Engineer, Box