What 2025’s AI mishaps should teach compliance in 2026
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Ruth Prickett2025-12-29T12:00:00
If 2025 was the year generative AI took off in organizations in every sector, it was also the year we saw increasing examples of the risks of AI mishaps. In 2026, AI is likely to move further into every part of our businesses – particularly with the development of digital agents. It pays, therefore, to look at what can go wrong and what compliance can do.
Given that many organizations are still developing the ways they use AI, past cases provide only some indication of potential risks. New threats are emerging constantly. For example, on Nov. 18, The Guardian reported that consumer magazine Which had warned that AI chatbots were giving inaccurate advice on finance.
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