AI—the technology itself, its deployment and
regulation—is evolving rapidly and organisations face
mounting pressure to keep pace. In this article, first published in
the Privacy and Data Protection Journal, Emma Keeling, senior
knowledge lawyer in our data and AI practice, and Steve Wood,
former deputy commissioner at the ICO and data consultant at
A&O Shearman, explore the evolution of AI governance.
They consider how businesses can implement AI swiftly and
safely, particularly given the increasing democratization of the
technology and the roll out of AI agents.
Having set the regulatory context, they examine how traditional
governance structures are adapting to the need for greater
decentralization and how organisations are approaching risk
management and technical controls to support effective and
compliant innovation.
