As businesses and organizations race to embrace AI agents, AI technology is more deeply embedded within core processes than ever. But too many companies still lack a formal AI governance framework.
AI governance is essentially a set of rules that govern how your organization uses AI. A clear governance framework can help you more effectively implement AI, while a lack of governance limits your ability to make the most of AI technology while exposing you to risk.
Keep reading for an AI governance checklist on how to successfully establish AI governance within your business.
Why do companies need a strong AI governance framework?
A strong AI governance framework helps your team members understand how they should and should not use AI. Governance also helps reduce your AI-related risks, avoid redundancies or overspending on AI tools, facilitates organizational change and creates opportunities to think about how you can add AI into your core processes.
- Lays out dos and don’ts: Depending on how it’s used, AI can either help or harm your organization. Your team needs to know what constitutes acceptable use and what doesn’t. For example, you can clarify that you encourage team members to experiment with how AI can help reduce grind-y tasks while emphasizing that you don’t want to follow in the footsteps of one nonprofit that inadvertently angered donors by creating and sharing AI-generated images of a disaster.
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