The AI Precipice

An Executive Guide to Balancing AI Innovation and Safety
1. Auflage 2026
ISBN: 978-1-041-02019-6
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 324 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm

The AI Precipice fills a significant gap by providing an executive leadership guide to balancing innovation and safety. With the rapid business transformation underway to leverage AI, executives must allocate substantial investments in governance, corporate purpose, and risk management tailored to their organization’s strategic goals. The stakes are high, and very few organizations are generating positive returns on their investments.

As a result, leaders must reevaluate their strategies, focusing on maximizing benefits while curtailing unnecessary costs. This book emphasizes the importance of carefully integrating humans into AI processes and introduces a robust leadership framework that prioritizes innovation without compromising safety. Diverse industry examples offer rich insights into pathways for striking a balance between advancing AI capabilities and mitigating potential risks.

This book equips leaders with the tools to navigate the complexities of AI responsibly. It sheds light on often-overlooked topics in major AI literature, including in-depth discussions on strategic scenarios, risks and controls, legal frameworks, and effective measurement systems.

Offering a wealth of strategic and operational insights from credible sources, this authoritative resource is indispensable for senior executives aiming to design, develop, and implement successful AI initiatives within their organizations.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate and Professional Practice & Development

Autoren/Hrsg.

Cobey, Cathy

Gordon, Cindy

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Bereichsspezifisches Management Management: Führung & Motivation
• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Informatik Künstliche Intelligenz Maschinelles Lernen
• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Daten / Datenbanken
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Unternehmensorganisation, Corporate Responsibility Unternehmensethik
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Management Entscheidungsfindung
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Management Strategisches Management
• Rechtswissenschaften Wirtschaftsrecht Medienrecht Telekommunikationsrecht, IT-Recht, Internetrecht

Inhaltsverzeichnis

SECTION 1: The Courage Needed For Balanced AI  CHAPTER 1: Redefining our Relationship with Machines  CHAPTER 2: Establishing Responsible AI from Day One  CHAPTER 3: Demystifying the Magic of AI  CHAPTER 4: Iterating AI from Concept to Reality  CHAPTER 5: AI is More than Just Models  CHAPTER 6: Battling AI Breaches and Adversarial Attacks  SECTION II: Roadmap To Achieving Responsible AI  CHAPTER 7: The Tug-of-War between AI Innovation and Safety  CHAPTER 8: Aligning Corporate Profit and Purpose  CHAPTER 9: Targeting the Risks that Truly Matter  CHAPTER 10: Cost-Efficient Controls with Maximum Impact  CHAPTER 11: Maintaining Stakeholder Trust and Confidence  CHAPTER 12: The Art of Data-Driven AI Monitoring  CHAPTER 13: Future-Proofing AI with Scenario Planning  SECTION III: Utopia Or Dystopia? The Future of AI  CHAPTER 14: Building Utopia  CHAPTER 15: Avoiding Dystopia  CHAPTER 16: Leading with a Thriving Mindset  APPENDIX

Über Autor(innen)

Cathy Cobey, FCPA is the EY Global Responsible AI Leader for Assurance. She works with global organizations to build trust and confidence in their AI systems and has spent her career navigating the intersection between technological and societal implications of transformation. She serves on several technical advisory committees to develop industry and regulatory standards for AI governance and assurance.

Cindy Gordon, ICD.D. is the CEO of SalesChoice Inc., an AI SaaS and AI advisory company. She is an AI digital transformation leader guiding numerous global organizations on balancing AI innovation and safety. She has prior executive and partner experience with Accenture, Xerox, and Citicorp. She teaches AI Strategy and Ethics at the United States AI Institute and George Brown College. She has an honorary AI doctorate and MIT AI strategy certifications. She is also a certified ICD.D. board director and advises many AI companies.