In 2026, many compliance officers are hearing the same line in more and more executive leadership team meetings: “We want AI implemented this year.” The phrase sounds reassuring, as if time itself will do the work. It will not.
Tom Fox
Thomas Fox has practiced law for over 40 years. Tom writes the daily award-winning blog, the FCPA Compliance and Ethics blog and founded the Compliance Podcast Network. Tom leads the discussion on AI in compliance through his best-selling book Upping Your Game. He has 38 other books on the use of AI in compliance and business ethics, leadership including the seminal work, The Compliance Handbook, with its 7th edition coming out in 2025. He is the founder of the award-winning Compliance Podcast Network.
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When AI Is Forced on Compliance: the ECCP as your Guide
When a company rapidly adopts AI, compliance officers can be blindsided, tasked with governance almost immediately. Luckily, there is a guide from the U.S. Department of Justice to help.
Posted inRisk Management
Six AI questions compliance officers must answer in 2026
As artificial intelligence reshapes business, compliance teams face new questions about risk and oversight. These are the key issues compliance professionals should be asking as they evaluate their programs heading into 2026.
Posted inTechnology
FINRA’s GenAI wake-up call: What compliance professionals must do now
FINRA’s rules are intended to be technologically neutral. They apply when companies use GenAI or similar technologies in their businesses, just as they apply when companies use any other technology or tool. But what does that mean for a compliance professional using GenAI?
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What the Copilot Usage Report 2025 Means for Corporate Compliance
Microsoft’s Copilot Usage Report 2025 offers compliance professionals a rare, data-driven look at how artificial intelligence is actually being used by millions of people, rather than how organizations assume it is being used.
Posted inAnti-Bribery
The FCPA’s origin story: Why “Bribery Beyond Borders” is essential reading
I have often thought the facts of many Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement actions would make the basis for a great series of crime-thriller books. But it turns out the origins of the FCPA itself are as dynamic, fast-paced and exciting as any such work of fiction.
Posted inRisk Management
The AI audit burden: Why ‘Explainable AI’ is the key
AI decisions are only defensible when the reasoning behind them is visible, traceable, and auditable. Explainable AI delivers that visibility, turning black-box outputs into documented logic that compliance officers can stand behind when regulators, auditors, or stakeholders demand answers.
Posted inEthics & Culture
The rise of the AI compliance officer
As AI reshapes business operations and regulators move quickly, companies increasingly need a dedicated AI compliance officer to ensure ethical, transparent, and accountable deployment.
Posted inRisk Management
The CFO, AI, and the New Compliance Frontier
As CFOs use AI to streamline operations, they face new compliance risks tied to accountability and algorithmic governance. CCOs must work with them to ensure transparency and oversight throughout adoption.
Posted inTechnology
What compliance can learn from a 95 percent AI pilot failure rate
Compliance professionals have long known that systems fail when governance does. An MIT study’s finding that 95 percent of enterprise artificial intelligence (AI) pilots fail underscores how essential compliance-grade discipline is to the success of emerging technologies.
