Who Should Be Responsible for Governing AI?
- Aug 12, 2026
- 0:58
- Short
AI doesn’t make itself ethical; people do.
Wharton Professor of Legal Studies & Business Ethics Kevin Werbach explains why the real challenge is making the companies building and deploying AI accountable for how it's used.
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Brief Summary
AI ethics focuses on human responsibility in design and use.
Key points
- Accountable AI. The focus shifts to how businesses should ethically design and use AI systems.
