Darryl Carlton

Artificial intelligence is rapidly transforming our world, with profound implications for society, the economy, and global power dynamics. This comprehensive digest synthesizes insights from over 40 leading think tanks and research institutions to provide clear insights into AI's trends and technologies. From breakthroughs in generative AI to emerging regulatory frameworks, it covers key developments in AI capabilities, ethical considerations, and potential future impacts.As AI becomes increasingly integrated into critical systems and decision-making processes, understanding its trajectory is crucial for leaders across sectors. This digest offers concise summaries of expert analysis on topics ranging from AI governance and geopolitical competition to economic effects and security implications. Whether you're a policymaker, business executive, or engaged citizen, the summaries in these books will equip you with the knowledge to navigate the opportunities and challenges of the AI revolution. These essential guides will help you have Informed Discussions with vendors, your tech execs, and your customers.

Artificial intelligence is rapidly transforming our world, with profound implications for society, the economy, and global power dynamics. This comprehensive digest synthesizes insights from over 40 leading think tanks and research institutions to provide clear insights into AI's trends and technologies. From breakthroughs in generative AI to emerging regulatory frameworks, it covers key developments in AI capabilities, ethical considerations, and potential future impacts.As AI becomes increasingly integrated into critical systems and decision-making processes, understanding its trajectory is crucial for leaders across sectors. This digest offers concise summaries of expert analysis on topics ranging from AI governance and geopolitical competition to economic effects and security implications. Whether you're a policymaker, business executive, or engaged citizen, the summaries in these books will equip you with the knowledge to navigate the opportunities and challenges of the AI revolution. These essential guides will help you have Informed Discussions with vendors, your tech execs, and your customers.

Unlock the power of responsible AI governance with this essential guide for leaders and practitioners. Gain the knowledge and tools to effectively govern and oversee the use of artificial intelligence in your organization, ensuring compliance with emerging global regulations. Become equipped with the necessary knowledge to establish a solid foundation for managing your AI investments and apply a technology that will revolutionize how you serve your markets, manage your internal business processes, and embed your products' capabilities. Depending on your organization's locations and markets, you may need to comply with legislation that outlines your obligations, rights, and responsibilities. Two things, however, are clear: Every country will eventually put legislation in place to establish guardrails for using and operating artificial intelligence.If you offer your product or service in global markets, then you will be governed by the legislation of those markets, not just your home location. This book contains four parts: Unravel the history of AI as a context to understand the current state and how AI will evolve over the next few years.Embrace the Eight Guiding Principles of AI, meticulously distilled from a comprehensive analysis of global approaches to AI governance. By adopting and adhering to these principles, your organization will be well-positioned to navigate the complex landscape of AI regulation and remain compliant across most jurisdictions.Connect ethics with AI, examining case studies and proposing an ethical framework to guide your successful deployment of AI.Implement a Conformance Assessment Checklist to establish effective AI governance and oversight practices in your organization.This book will prepare you to put the necessary governance documents in place and work towards international AI conformance standards. Adopt clear AI principles to ensure technology and humanity progress harmoniously as we navigate this new digital era.

Every day, thousands of cyberattacks target businesses worldwide. Sooner or later, hackers will infiltrate your systems, steal data, and disrupt operations. As a leader, you need to be equipped with essential cybersecurity insights so that you can engage in informed discussions with the technical teams upon whom you depend. By understanding the business consequences of cybersecurity, you can make strategic decisions to guide your organisation in preparing for the inevitable. This book is written for the manager, executive, finance leader, marketing, CEO or company director who needs to understand their role and obligations in cybersecurity. This book will provide you with an understanding of cyber security from your perspective. With a writing style tailored to senior management, this guide is highly recommended for executives and leaders who seek to enhance their understanding and control over cybersecurity, ensuring a comprehensive and well-informed defence against cyber threats.Darryl has spent 50 years working in IT. In this time he has been an employee, a consultant, an entrepreneur, and an educator. He was the founder of a pioneering cloud business and held the first SaaS patent in the world. His experience spans multi-national corporations, governments, telecommunications, and retailers. Darryl has spent many decades teaching, consulting, and running projects. He has made most of the mistakes, learnt from them, and now tries to help others avoid the same pitfalls.