AI in companies entails risks related to data security and the protection of know-how. Organizations need appropriate policies to ensure ethical and compliant use.
If an employee uses artificial intelligence systems – often generative – to carry out his or her work activities, he or she may, more or less consciously, share company know-how and personal information with external, and thus unauthorized, parties.
The risks of AI in the company, explained by the AI
In an attempt to answer this question, we asked one of the parties directly involved. Below, by points, are the main red flags related to the adoption of generative A.I. that were pointed out to us by herself.
According to the A.I., allowing workers to use these technologies could entail for a company
- issues related to IT governance and security management,
- violations of data protection regulations,
- commission of discriminatory behavior arising from the biases contained in the data it has been trained with,
- excessive dependence of workers on artificial intelligence which, in the most serious cases, could lead to a danger of reducing the decision-making and critical capabilities typical of human beings.
These are all interesting points to which one cannot fail to add the risk of the disclosure of corporate know-how and thus the dispersion of sensitive information for a company.
For an organization to study, define and implement policies, regulations and corporate guidelines for ethical and aware management of IA, but also to be fully compliant with regulatory dictates and to be protected from the risk of incurring one or more of the foreseen violations, it is essential.
An organization is accountable for its actions, decisions and performance not only to the legal system but also to its stakeholders – be they employees, customers, shareholders, suppliers.
A – now inevitable – implementation of artificial intelligence that is guided, responsible and aware, with careful oversight of its applications, may be the key to ensuring that the benefits and advantages outweigh what may be the risks.
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