“ 2026 will mark a turning point, with boards and executive teams institutionalising AI governance as a core competency”
Nithya Das, Chief Legal Officer and General Manager of the Governance Business Unit, Diligent
– something for data science teams and IT risk managers to handle. That model is no longer adequate.
Nithya Das, Chief Legal Officer and General Manager of the Governance Business Unit at Diligent, explained the structural shift now underway.
“ In 2026, we anticipate that the pace of AI regulation will remain unpredictable and increasingly stringent,” she said earlier this year, speaking to Governance Intelligence.“ 2026 will mark a turning point, with boards and executive teams institutionalising AI governance as a core competency.” For Nithya, the governance function must be built
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