IBA Global Insight – AI accountability
Meta, Anthropic and OpenAI recently revealed that their AI models inadvertently hacked other organisations during testing. This has added cyber security to a growing list of concerns – environmental, financial, human rights, etc – and lent urgency to calls for greater scrutiny and accountability as AI continues to develop at speed. Below, we’ve selected some of the best of Global Insight's continuing coverage of these and related issues.
Column: Setting the standards for AI
The swift adoption of AI in 2026 means issues such as model governance and risk are no longer consigned merely to academic discussions, but have become central concerns. Governments and industries worldwide have responded with regulatory proposals aiming to foster growth while mitigating the risks.
Column: Artificial intelligence IPOs shift the paradigm
While IPOs for AI companies are set to attract trillions of dollars, they will also change the technology’s trajectory, with heightened corporate accountability and increasing scrutiny. IPOs are therefore a major test of investor confidence, leaving companies highly exposed.
Podcast: Navigating AI regulation – EU focus
The EU’s AI Act came into force in 2024, regulating systems based on which ‘risk category’ they fit into. The Act is the first comprehensive regulation covering AI in the EU, with other relevant legislation and guidelines including the updated Product Liability Directive and the Council of Europe Framework on Artificial Intelligence.
Podcast: Why AI cannot solve criminal justice system problems
As AI increasingly becomes ingrained in many aspects of everyday life, there’s a danger that important safeguards and risks are sidelined. In this podcast, leading international human rights lawyer and technology law specialist Susie Alegre discusses human rights concerns and AI regulations.
News analysis: Latin America follows EU model on AI regulation
Chile spearheaded the launch of Latam-GPT in February, with the country’s then-president highlighting the importance of Latin America playing a part in the development of AI. A key question for the region is whether to take regulatory inspiration from the EU or the US – or neither.
Podcast: Taming the tech giants
Tech giants wield significant power in our daily lives. The scale at which they operate and their innovative use of technology can lead, however, to challenges in keeping their power in check. This podcast assesses the ways in which governments, regulators and others are attempting to do this.
