When choosing a responsible AI leader, tech skills matter

Abishek Gupta is the founder and principal researcher at the Montreal AI Ethics Institute and senior Responsible AI leader and expert at Boston Consulting Group; Steven Mills is the Global GAMMA Chief AI Ethics Officer at Boston Consulting Group. The Responsible AI (RAI) domain is at an inflection point: We are moving decidedly from principles to practice. As organizations mature their understanding, they are feeling the pressure to act from customer demands and impending regulatory requirements. RAI means developing and operating artificial intelligence systems that align with organizational values and widely accepted standards of right and wrong while achieving transformative business impact. But successfully operationalizing RAI requires a leader with the right mix of knowledge, skills, abilities and experience, and RAI remains a nascent field.