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6 business risks of shortchanging AI ethics and governance

CIO Business Intelligence

Even if the AI apocalypse doesn’t come to pass, shortchanging AI ethics poses big risks to society — and to the enterprises that deploy those AI systems. The following real-world implementation issues highlight prominent risks every IT leader must account for in putting together their company’s AI deployment strategy.

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How AI is helping the NFL improve player safety

CIO Business Intelligence

For example, in 2015 the league dramatically increased its data collection efforts by equipping all players with RFID sensors that pinpoint every player’s field position, speed, distance traveled, and acceleration in real-time. This season, the NFL has worked closely with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to debut a new joint effort: Digital Athlete.

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The history of ESG: A journey towards sustainable investing

IBM Big Data Hub

However, it wasn’t until the 1990s that ESG considerations started to appear in mainstream investment strategies. 1 Slowly but surely, institutional investors started to recognize that companies could potentially improve financial performance and risk management by focusing on ESG issues like greenhouse gas emissions.

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How digital turned Nationale-Nederlanden into an omnichannel company

CIO Business Intelligence

Starting in 2015, the company began to digitalize all sales and after-sales processes, a purpose reinforced by a promotion of synergies between distribution channels that led Nationale-Nederlanden to become an omnichannel company, which made it easier for customers to choose where, how, and when to engage with it. “The

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Inside track: Chris Bedi on his evolving CIO role at ServiceNow

CIO Business Intelligence

For Chris Bedi, who joined ServiceNow as CIO in September 2015, a lot: the company recently gave him a new title, chief digital information officer, and rebranded his IT team as “digital technology.” “The What’s in a name? These analytics tools were basic apps, but not trivial, he says. Let’s go do it and figure it out as we go,” he says.

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Accelerating sustainability to build stronger businesses

CIO Business Intelligence

A poll of public and private sector leaders in the latest World Economic Forum’s Global Risk Report 2022 found that environment-related threats, including climate action failure and extreme weather events, topped the lists of short and long-term global risks. About the Author: Katrina Rymill Green IT

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Sustainability trends: 5 issues to watch in 2024

IBM Big Data Hub

1 In pursuit of net zero, organizations will focus their sustainability efforts on two paths in 2024: Clean energy : The transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources is central to sustainability strategies and net zero initiatives, and was a central issue last year at the United Nations’ COP28 climate summit.