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Safety and AI icons on either end of a wooden board that is balancing on a wooden ball Making AI real: Balancing speed with safety

Risk Institute

Artificial IntelligenceThe adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) presents both unparalleled opportunities and significant risks. Rehgan Avon, co-founder and CEO of AlignAI, provided a comprehensive overview of the challenges companies face when integrating AI solutions, including costs, security vulnerabilities, ethical considerations, reputational risks and regulatory requirements, in a recent Risk Series event. Here are some key takeaways from her presentation:23/blogs/riskinstitute/making-ai-real-balancing-speed-safety
Hand hovers over ChatGPT icon on phone screen The evolving landscape on AI regulation

Noah Jellison

Samantha Ellwood

Senior Program Administrator, The Risk Institute, Fisher College of Business
Artificial IntelligenceTechnology, Cybersecurity, Risk Management, RegulationWhat does the future of AI look like? No one knows. Insights and information from The Risk Institute shows just how difficult it is to regulate such powerful tools — and how some countries and organizations are trying. 17/blogs/riskinstitute/evolving-landscape-ai-regulation
Gold color coins with Bitcoin logo siting on top of a keyboard with blurry chart in the background Blockchain and Cryptocurrency

Risk Institute

TechnologyCryptocurrencyDespite being relatively new, there is a lot of excitement and adoption around blockchain technology and one of blockchain’s most common use cases: cryptocurrency. We gathered three experts – Fisher College of Business Finance Professors Amin Shams, PhD, and Yufeng Wu, PhD, and Ohio Blockchain Council Founder and Executive Director Andrew Burchwell – to discuss the global adoption, implications and use cases of these technologies and what professionals and organizations should know about the field moving forward.26/blogs/riskinstitute/blockchain-and-cryptocurrency
Grass fire with billowing smoke spreading across a dry valley Hawaii wildfires expose need for resilience in a polycrisis world

Joseph Fiksel

Professor Emeritus, Integrated Systems Engineering, The Ohio State University
Enterprise Risk ManagementRisk Management, Business Management, Resiliency, Wildfires, Climate, ESG, SustainabilityDisasters like the Lahaina fire are a wake-up call revealing how unprepared we are to face simultaneous threats in a warming world. 16/blogs/riskinstitute/hawaii-wildfires-expose-need-resilience-a-polycrisis-world
City skyline obscured by smoky haze What risk lessons can we learn from wildfires?

Noah Jellison

Isil Erel

Professor of Finance; David A. Rismiller Chair in Finance; Academic Director, The Risk Institute, Fisher College of Business

Loren E. Wold

Associate Dean for Research Operations and Compliance in the College of Medicine, Professor in the Department of Surgery (Division of Cardiac Surgery), The Ohio State University

Mrinal Kumar

Elizabeth M. Tinkham Endowed Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, The Ohio State University
Enterprise Risk ManagementRisk Management, Business Management, Resiliency, Wildfires, Climate, ESG, SustainabilityOver the past several years, we have seen an increasing focus on climate change and other related environmental considerations from businesses worldwide. Most recently, the unprecedented increase in wildfire frequency and severity has highlighted a new and complex challenge for some businesses. 14/blogs/riskinstitute/what-risk-lessons-can-we-learn-wildfires
Electronic screens display economic charts and the logo for the Federal Trade Commission What the SEC's new cybersecurity disclosure rules mean for companies

Noah Jellison

Julia Armstrong

Managing Director, Institute for Cybersecurity and Digital Trust

C. Emre Koksal

Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering; Founder and CEO, DAtAnchor
CybersecurityCyber, Technology, Security, IT Risk, SECOn July 26, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) formally approved and adopted new cybersecurity disclosure rules for public companies. First proposed on March 9, 2022, and then closed and reopened several times for comment periods through May 2023, the highly anticipated new rules require registrants to disclose material cybersecurity incidents they experience and to disclose on an annual basis material information regarding their cybersecurity risk management, strategy and governance. Foreign private issuers are also required to make comparable disclosures.  96 min read /blogs/riskinstitute/what-secs-new-cybersecurity-disclosure-rules-mean-companies
A hand is positioned to stop a row of wooden dominoes from falling Enterprise resiliency: Navigating a paradigm shift through a path of uncertainty

Noah Jellison

Isil Erel

Professor of Finance; David A. Rismiller Chair in Finance; Academic Director, The Risk Institute, Fisher College of Business
Enterprise Risk ManagementRisk Management, Business Management, ResiliencyIn today's rapidly evolving business landscape of emerging technologies and capabilities, geopolitical instability and unforeseen global events, organizations are facing unprecedented challenges. Traditional notions of enterprise risk management and contingency planning are proving to be challenging in a new era where disruptions can strike from multiple fronts simultaneously. As a result, enterprise resiliency has emerged as a critical priority for organizations aiming to thrive in the face of adversity and uncertainty.8/blogs/riskinstitute/enterprise-resiliency-navigating-a-paradigm-shift-through-a-path-uncertainty
Business person holding a phone and looking up toward the sky What is ‘ethical AI’ and how can companies achieve it?

Dennis Hirsch

Professor, The Ohio State University

Piers Norris Turner

Associate Professor, The Ohio State University
Artificial Intelligence, TechnologyIn the absence of legal guidelines, companies need to establish internal processes for responsible use of AI. 7/blogs/riskinstitute/what-ethical-ai-and-how-can-companies-achieve-it
A robotic arm and human hand extended toward one another with fingertips touching What is AI's evolving impact on risk and risk management?

Noah Jellison

Isil Erel

Professor of Finance; David A. Rismiller Chair in Finance; Academic Director, The Risk Institute, Fisher College of Business
Artificial Intelligence, TechnologyCybersecurity, RegulationA wise uncle once said to his nephew in a movie, “with great power comes great responsibility.” This adage has never been more true as it pertains to the emergence and popularity of AI. However, organizations are starting to reflect on and question who ultimately bears this responsibility from an enterprise risk management perspective. 4/blogs/riskinstitute/what-ais-evolving-impact-risk-and-risk-management