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AI governance and risk

For leadership teams deciding what AI tools and agents can touch, and who signs them off. Guides and case studies on shadow AI and governance, plus what the EU AI Act means for UK organisations. Governance pays: among 755 UK mid-market business leaders surveyed by aibl, 85% with mature governance show a measurable return. With none, it is 22%.

AI governance framework: from theory to practical operation

AI governance framework: from theory to practical operation

An AI governance framework is the set of rules that decides who can use which AI, for what, and how you check the...

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Confidence isn’t a strategy: what two 2026 AI surveys show

Confidence isn’t a strategy: what two 2026 AI surveys show

Two surveys came out this month: one on UK and Irish mid-market firms, the other on the US and Canadian middle...

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What Happens on the Bad Day? AI Oversight for Leaders

What Happens on the Bad Day? AI Oversight for Leaders

Rana Gujral, CEO of Behavioral Signals, argues that AI oversight starts with one question most buyers never ask:...

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Your employees are already using AI. The question is whether you know about it.

Your employees are already using AI. The question is whether you know about it.

Your employees are already using AI, whether or not you have approved it. Microsoft research finds 71% of UK...

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aibl Research: The loud and clear signals of Shadow AI

aibl Research: The loud and clear signals of Shadow AI

In keeping with our lead article, we went into the data from aibl’s Mid-market AI survey and dug into...

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Middle managers, shadow AI and the HR privacy trap

Middle managers, shadow AI and the HR privacy trap

Last week’s workforceLIVE roundtables surfaced some of the most candid thinking we’ve heard from...

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Why Ipsos wrote the rules before rolling out the tools

Why Ipsos wrote the rules before rolling out the tools

When a significant new technology arrives, the instinct is to start with the tools. Organisations that define...

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AI in Practice: How a better prep process created a new problem

AI in Practice: How a better prep process created a new problem

This week we spoke to the head of sales at a mid-market SaaS firm selling compliance and scheduling software to...

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AI in Practice: What broke when the checking stopped

AI in Practice: What broke when the checking stopped

AI agents do not fail loudly when oversight breaks down -- they drift. A mid-market logistics firm ran an AI agent...

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The Brand Constitution: How to Automate Brand Governance

The Brand Constitution: How to Automate Brand Governance

The Hidden Editing Tax A brand used an agent to generate 500 product descriptions, finishing the first draft...

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