Discussing leadership
AA: Something you mentioned a moment ago, about needing greater understanding of AI in society, I think specifically also applies to the senior executives who often sign off and fund projects within organizations. There seems to be a greater appetite and urgency for them to upskill and build up their data literacy capabilities. Do they need to understand AI to make sure that they can make informed decisions and use it effectively, and be realistic about what they have their staff deliver?
JW: I think it is critical. I think the need for boards to be aware of AI is going to follow a similar trajectory to cybersecurity or, more recently, environmental, social, and governance (ESG) – non-financial values.
I saw some stats recently that basically asked boards, “What keeps you up at night?” During the pandemic, it was health, but it was cybersecurity before that, and it’s now cybersecurity again. So, there’s definitely been...