Governance is a topic that is creeping up on people and a lot of folks don’t know what to do. Guru Sethupathy, CEO and co-founder of Fairnow, joins us today to explore the intricacies of AI governance: why it is important, different ways to approach it, and why AI without human intervention is a dangerous game. Listen in to Guru’s take on technological developments, the AI loop, and centralization through governance. He also shares six pillars that underpin the understanding of governance at FairNow and identifies some key challenges that accompany Gen AI. Through the story of creating FairNow, Guru shares its essential function for companies along with its subtle shifting focus from AI governance and compliance to using AI for governance and compliance. In closing, we discuss the emerging leadership roles necessary for successful AI governance and why choosing the right people is key. Tune in today to hear all this and more.

 

Key Points From This Episode:

• Introducing Guru Sethupathy, co-founder and CEO of FairNow.
• Why the topic of governance is so pertinent.
• Observability: why it is important and the different ways to approach it.
• Two lenses through which Guru views technological developments that threaten human roles.
• Why it is risky to remove humans from the AI loop as illustrated by self-driving cars.
• The problem of decentralized governance.
• Six pillars that make up the framework of great governance at FairNow.
• Additional challenges that have come with the arrival of Gen AI.
• The shifting goals at FairNow: from AI governance and compliance to AI for governance and compliance.
• Balancing the mix of uses for AI.
• Why it is so important to have the right leader or combination of leaders in an organization.

 

Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:Guru Sethupathy on LinkedIn FairNow Jira Confluence Dan Giannone on LinkedIn

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