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The board's AI responsibility has two halves. Most boards govern only one. What this publication argues, and where to begin.

Jul 4 • Karim Harbott

Principles Are Not Controls

Edition 18 — Why adopting AI principles for the board's own use changes nothing until four of them are treated as controls, not aspirations.

Jul 3 • Karim Harbott

June 2026

AI's Hidden Environmental Footprint Is Becoming a Board-Level Risk

Edition 17 — Why the board should treat AI's environmental cost as a test of capital discipline and disclosure credibility, not an ESG afterthought.

Jun 25 • Karim Harbott

AI Has No Moat. Your Organisation Might.

Edition 16 - Why boards should stop treating AI as a source of advantage and start asking what the organisation must own for any advantage to survive…

Jun 10 • Karim Harbott

Board Portals Changed How Directors Received Information. AI Will Change How They Interrogate It.

Edition 15 - How AI can strengthen director preparation, challenge and judgement — if boards put the right safeguards around its use.

Jun 5 • Karim Harbott

May 2026

The Board Is Becoming the Weakest Link in AI Governance

Edition 14 — Why boards must govern their own use of AI before they can credibly oversee its use across the enterprise.

May 19 • Karim Harbott

AI Doesn’t Deliver Productivity. Organisational Design Does

Edition 13 — Why boards should stop asking where to deploy AI and start asking what the organisation must redesign to capture value.

May 7 • Karim Harbott

April 2026

Most Organisations Are Investing in AI Without Deciding Where It Creates Advantage

Edition 12 — Why boards must decide where AI creates advantage before they fund it.

Apr 17 • Karim Harbott

March 2026

Most Organisations Are Managing AI Risk Incorrectly

Edition 11 - Why Boards Need to Stop Treating AI as a Technology Risk — and Start Treating It as a Decision-Making Risk

Mar 31 • Karim Harbott

Why AI Needs Committee-Level Attention

Edition 10 - How boards can turn AI governance from policy on paper into real oversight.

Mar 17 • Karim Harbott

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January 2026

You Can’t Outsource Your Way to AI Advantage

Edition 9 - How core competencies, not vendors, will decide who wins in the age of AI.

Jan 19 • Karim Harbott

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The Three Levels of AI Automation Every Board Must Understand

Edition 8 - Three levels of AI. Three very different board responsibilities.

Jan 5 • Karim Harbott

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