AI Governance

Sweden’s financial watchdog is preparing for a larger role in the age of AI. In its formal response to the government inquiry Adaptations to the AI Regulation, Finansinspektionen (FI) showed clear support for taking on responsibility as the market surveillance authority for the financial sector under the EU AI Act. It also backed proposals that would give it a defined role in innovation-promoting measures, including AI regulatory sandboxes.

Almost half of all GenAI use now occurs through personal accounts like ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, and others, entirely outside corporate oversight or control. This isn’t about a few rogue users acting in secret. We’re seeing widespread bypassing of approved tools across entire organizations, with the average company experiencing 223 shadow AI incidents each month, twice as many as just a year ago.

There is a particular moment in every technological transformation when enthusiasm gives way to recognition. It is not the moment when innovation falters, nor when critics grow louder. It is the moment when institutions begin to understand that what has been built is now too consequential to remain loosely governed.

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.