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Steve Odland on governing AI in an age of uncertainty
HBS Managing the Future of Work · 2026-06-10 · 44 min
Episode notes
The Conference Board's president and CEO sees AI as less a technological challenge than a managerial one, exacerbated by increasing global volatility. Drawing parallels to the introduction of the personal computer, he argues that governance, workflow redesign, and organizational trust matter more than the technology itself.