A โmassiveโ surge in corporate leadership in adopting artitifical intelligence (AI) has been coupled with gaps in AI guardrails, according to a former Google executive speaking at a Compliance Week event on AI use in compliance.ย
Adrianne Appel
Adrianne Appel writes regulatory news, policy, and trends for Compliance Week. She previously reported about policy developments for Bloomberg Law and Bloomberg Government.
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