Experts: Pressure on compliance to begin assessing AI Act impact

Julie Myers Wood June 30, 2023

A key challenge facing compliance functions is how to plan and implement an AI governance and compliance framework. Julie Myers Wood discusses the challenges and opportunities with Compliance Week.

“Compliance officers will start to understand full expectations and the risk profile of their AI exposure over time, but they need to make reasonable governance and risk decisions now.”

“AI risk exposure is in a state of flux, so it is hard for anyone to fully understand their exposure,” said Julie Myers Wood, CEO at Guidepost Solutions.

“This is particularly true because regulators often provide guidance through enforcement actions,” she said. “Compliance officers will start to understand full expectations and the risk profile of their AI exposure over time, but they need to make reasonable governance and risk decisions now.”

Myers Wood said it is “critical” for compliance officers to ensure they understand the full inventory of products the business is using and developing.

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Julie Myers Wood

Chief Executive Officer

As the Chief Executive Officer of Guidepost Solutions, I focus on helping corporations resolve problems with government agencies, and ensure they are proactively addressing compliance requirements. Prior to joining the private sector, I held leadership positions with the U.S. Departments of Homeland Security, Commerce, Treasury and Justice. This includes serving as the Head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Homeland Security’s largest investigative component, as well as the Assistant Secretary for Export Enforcement and the Chief of Staff for the Criminal Division at the Department of Justice. Throughout my government and private sector career, I have helped develop, implement and execute compliance programs and crisis management plans and responses across a wide range of industries for numerous companies. I am nationally recognized as a speaker for my expertise on compliance, security, immigration and other law enforcement issues and have testified before Congress.

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