AI’s ‘Unicorn Hunt’ Gives Privacy Officers a Key Governance Role

As companies navigate the murky legal implications and risks of artificial intelligence, they’re also facing an immediate practical problem: Who should take the lead?

There’s no playbook, but corporate AI oversight calls for someone versed in technology and the law who’s able to spot looming risks and tap expertise across the company. It’s often the privacy officer, who has “an obviously transferable set of skills,” who’s tasked with the role, said J. Trevor Hughes, president and CEO of the International Association of Privacy Professionals. But companies can’t rely on their existing privacy structures alone to tackle AI.

“Here’s the challenge: ...