AI Governance

Let’s be honest: governance doesn’t usually make hearts race. The word alone can drain the excitement out of a meeting faster than a surprise PowerPoint. For years, governance has been typecast as the corporate hall monitor—clipboard in hand, ready to say, “No, you can’t do that.” But in the age of AI, that old stereotype doesn’t work anymore. Governance has gone through its own transformation, like a quiet glow-up. Today, it’s not about slowing innovation down; it’s about keeping it human. In fact, governance has become the new empathy.

Australia’s commercial radio broadcasters will soon have to be upfront with listeners about when artificial intelligence is on air, under a newly registered code that updates long-standing broadcasting rules for the first time to explicitly address AI.

The rapid spread of generative artificial intelligence is testing Europe’s ability to keep innovation aligned with democratic values, according to a new vision published Tuesday by the Dutch Data Protection Authority.

Generative AI is no longer a distant experiment for Europe’s insurers, but it’s also not something they’re rolling out recklessly. A new market-wide survey from European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority paints a picture of rapid uptake paired with notable restraint, as firms weigh efficiency gains against new operational, regulatory, and governance risks.

A new study published by the Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) finds that 90 percent of French financial market participants are already using AI or plan to do so within the next 12 months. More than half of those use cases are already live in production environments. Yet as adoption accelerates, the regulator is increasingly focused on the governance, data protection, and human oversight risks that come with embedding AI into core financial operations.

The Dutch Data Protection Authority is sharpening its regulatory focus as it looks ahead to a more complex digital landscape. In its 2026 annual plan, the Authority sets out three priorities that will guide its work through 2028: mass surveillance, artificial intelligence, and digital resilience.

Germany’s financial regulator, Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin), has published new supervisory guidance aimed at helping financial entities manage information and communication technology (ICT) risks arising from the use of artificial intelligence. Released on January 30, 2026, the document focuses squarely on how AI-related risks should be addressed within the framework of the EU’s Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA).