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Third-Party AI Risk: Are You Covered?
While your organization may be committed to practising safe and responsible AI, what about your third-party partners? From suppliers and...
Raimund Laqua
2 min read


Implementing an AI Compliance Program: A Lean Startup Approach
AI compliance demands a fundamentally new mindset. Many organizations fall into one of two limiting perspectives: either viewing...
Raimund Laqua
3 min read


Toasters on Trial: The Slippery Slope of Crediting AI for Discoveries
In recent days, a thought-provoking statement was made suggesting that artificial intelligence (AI) should receive recognition for...
Raimund Laqua
2 min read


Proceed, but Proceed with Caution
When it comes to AI, many don’t want to hear about the risk. In fact, many go to great lengths to avoid the discussion. Some will go as...
Raimund Laqua
1 min read


AI Governance, Guardrails and Lampposts
At today's monthly "Elevate Compliance Webinar" participants learned strategies and methods for effectively governing artificial...
Raimund Laqua
2 min read


Can AI Rescue Your Project?
Project teams often find themselves caught in a cycle of constant execution, leaving little time for process improvement. This...
Raimund Laqua
3 min read


From Human to Machine: The Evolving Nature of Work in the Digital Age
Across the world we're witnessing a profound transformation: the continual mechanization of human work, now accelerated by the...
Raimund Laqua
3 min read


Navigating AI Compliance with Integrity
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is on a trajectory to revolutionize various industries, from healthcare to finance. Its ability to analyze...
Raimund Laqua
2 min read


Model Convergence: The Erosion of Intellectual Diversity in AI
As artificial intelligence models strive for greater accuracy, an unexpected phenomenon is emerging: the convergence of responses across...
Raimund Laqua
2 min read


Ethical Decision Making Involving AI
In the domain of Corporate Ethics and Compliance, one hammer is used to establish ethical behaviour – training. In many cases, this...
Raimund Laqua
2 min read


A Safety Model for AI Systems
As a framework, I thought Nancy Leveson’s Hierarchical Safety Model which incorporates Rasmussen’s risk ladder offers the right level of...
Raimund Laqua
1 min read


Three Conditions for Responsible and Safe AI Practice
Many organizations are embracing AI to advance their goals. However, ensuring the public's well-being requires AI practices to meet three...
Raimund Laqua
1 min read


The Critical Role of Professional Engineers in Canada's AI Landscape
Rapid advancements in AI technology present a double-edged sword: exciting opportunities alongside significant risks. While Canada is a...
Raimund Laqua
2 min read


The Need for LEAN AI Regulation
There's a growing urgency to establish regulations for artificial intelligence (AI). Public concerns about potential harm and human...
Raimund Laqua
1 min read


The AI Gold Rush: When Customers Become Collateral Damage in the Search for Data
The tech landscape these days is reminiscent of a gold rush, with companies scrambling for a new treasure: customer data. But in this...
Raimund Laqua
2 min read


Is AI Sustainable?
In this article we will explore sustainability and how it relates to AI technologies. To get there we will first consider AI Safety and...
Raimund Laqua
3 min read


Are AI-Enhanced KPIs Smarter?
Using Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to regulate and drive operational functions is table stakes for effective organizations and for...
Raimund Laqua
4 min read


Smarter Than Human AI - Still a Long Way to Go?
The rapidly advancing field of artificial intelligence, particularly large language models (LLMs), is constantly pushing the boundaries...
Raimund Laqua
3 min read


AI in PSM: A Double-Edged Sword for Process Safety Management
Process safety management (PSM) stands as a vital defence against hazards in high-risk industries. Yet, even the most robust systems...
Raimund Laqua
2 min read


The Greatest AI Risk – AI Agency
When it comes to Artificial Intelligence what worries many is not so much how smart it might become but instead what it might do with the...
Raimund Laqua
4 min read


Protect your Value Chain from AI Risk
This year will mark the end of unregulated use of AI for many organizations. This has already happened in the insurance sector (State of...
Raimund Laqua
1 min read


From Chairs to AI: Defining What Is Artificial Intelligence
“In our world," said Eustace, "a star is a huge ball of flaming gas." Even in your world, my son, that is not what a star is, but only...
Raimund Laqua
3 min read


Stopping AI from Lying
Recently, I asked Microsoft’s Copilot to describe "Lean Compliance." I knew that information about Lean Compliance used in current...
Raimund Laqua
2 min read


AI Risks Document-Centric Compliance
For domains where compliance is "document-centric" focused on procedural conformance the use of AI poses significant risk due to...
Raimund Laqua
4 min read
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