As companies begin to rely more on AI-powered tools to help increase productivity and efficiency, they need to consider creating policies that can address any ethical, practical or legal issues, writes Richard Marcus, chief information security officer at AuditBoard.
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According to a Gartner survey, more than half of organizations using AI have policies in place. But, as Marcus points out, building a strong rulebook now can help prevent a lot of problems in the future.
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