Unlocking unknown knowns -- data that are known to us but inaccessible -- is an excellent use-case for AIs and will help businesses make better-informed decisions and unearth new realizations. However, this inaccessible data also threatens our adoption of AIs because much of what risk and security managers know isn't in a format that allows us to train models. That's a real threat to the risk and security sectors if we want to use this technology, but one that's easily overcome if we put in the effort.
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The Risk Manager’s Dilemma
Risk managers face a dilemma: how to balance the regulations, the business's needs and their own moral compass. If they can't get that right, the business might suffer and they might too.
The Right Tool for the Job: Getting the best out of AI for analytical tasks
AI performs best when it's being used for the purpose it was designed for - just like any tool in your toolkit. So to get the best results, it's sometimes necessary to chain several models together to optimize performance. here's how to do that for analytics and analysis.
Threats are accelerating: so should we
The existential threat that businesses and many countries are facing currently is not from artificial intelligence, climate change, the danger of another financial meltdown or a conflict. The threat is that we -- businesses, society -- face is that we are moving too slowly. Risk managers should be change that.
Speed vs Accuracy. Speed (Obviously) But How?
When it comes to speed vs accuracy, I tend towards speed - there's usually so much uncertainty that accuracy is an illusive concept. But how can you generate speed without sacrificing the quality of your decisions? Here are 5 simple techniques.
Risk and Crisis Consulting is Facing its Kodak Moment
Risk and crisis consulting is on the brink of its 'Kodak moment'. As AI streamlines tasks by over 90%, firms face a dilemma: adopt AI and disrupt the business model or resist and risk obsolescence. Small teams have the edge, but all must adapt. Dive in to discover the industry's future.
How Businesses Can Plan for AI
Lots of businesses are wondering what AI means for them, and it's essential that companies have an AI strategy, even if that strategy is to do nothing. But even if the answer is 'do nothing,' you can only get there by asking the right questions first. Here are those questions.
How AI will Affect Your Job
AI is already enhancing how some people work but it's threatening other jobs and some people just aren't sure what to make of it. Here are the questions you should be asking to work out what AI means for your job and how to take advantage of it.
The Cost of Crisis
It's always tough to answer the question, 'How much damage does a reputational crisis cause?' Unlike a business interruption or accident, the cost of reputational crises is much harder to determine but some recent events in the US provide some useful data
Business Continuity in a Nutshell
I wrote this on a beautiful sunny morning last week, sitting on the Isle of Skye, enjoying the sun washing over the mountains with a fresh coffee and a copy of business continuity principles. Different day, different highland view, but you get the idea OK, so I enjoyed the sunrise, mountains, and coffee a little … Continue reading Business Continuity in a Nutshell