The shape of AI governance to come

As the regulatory environment continues to evolve at pace, leading organizations are addressing AI ethics and governance proactively rather than waiting for requirements to be enforced upon them. Through the course of 2020 we've seen AI deployed to help organizations better anticipate COVID-19 impact across the globe and industry sectors, so that they can respond to it with greater resiliency. In 2020, we have also seen revitalized focus on the role technology and AI plays across the environmental, social, and governance (ESG) landscape. This includes AI use cases and applications in healthcare, education, law enforcement, and financial services among others. Relative expansion of AI-driven use cases has highlighted both the benefits and the potential risks of AI -- notably the issue of trust in technology.