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The Real Question to Ask About AI Governance

MIT Sloan Management Review · · International · AI Governance

MIT Sloan Management Review has published a piece reframing the central debate around AI governance, suggesting that prevailing discussions may be focused on the wrong questions when it comes to overseeing artificial intelligence systems.

Why this matters: How AI governance questions are framed shapes which risks receive regulatory attention — and poorly scoped frameworks may leave gaps in protections against surveillance, automated decision-making, and unchecked data collection affecting ordinary people.

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