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AI GOVERNANCE

AI is exposing execution shortcomings

in modern businesses

By Justin Render, with insights from Lionel Moyal, co-founder of Growthguru.ai

or all the discussion about AI adoption, Lionel Moyal, Governance before technology
co-founder of Growthguru.ai, believes many One of Moyal's strongest observations is that
Forganisations are focusing on the wrong challenge. organisations often begin with the assumption that
He emphasises that, while the technology is advancing at they need an AI strategy when what they really
an extraordinary speed, the real obstacle is not the AI itself. need is organisational clarity.
It is the gap between ambition and execution.
"I think one of the biggest blockers is around
"The Wild West is probably an accurate description," governance," he says, “and the problem frequently
says Moyal. "Most organisations are very much in the starts at the board level.
experimental phase in terms of AI adoption, and untethered
experimentation is revealing something many businesses “Board members will enthusiastically say, 'We need
would rather not confront. AI is exposing weaknesses that to do AI', but there’s not a lot of clarity there in terms
were already there.” of what that actually means for the organisation.
That creates confusion about approved tools,
acceptable use and accountability.”

Moyal argues that governance should not be
viewed as a form of bureaucracy. The objective
is to create sufficient clarity for managers to
confidently encourage experimentation while
maintaining sensible guardrails. "You want to give
Lionel Moyal, co-founder them the permission to experiment; to innovate,"
of Growthguru.ai he says.

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