Our founder writes for directors and executives under the title Boardroom Brief, published at rasheid.com. The recurring subjects are the ones that decide whether a system survives contact with the real world.
Selected writing
Most boards treat AI as a technology question. It is a governance question. The three plain questions every director should ask about AI oversight.
By Rasheid Karl Scarlett. Originally published at rasheid.com.
A data breach is a governance failure, not just an IT failure. Why cybersecurity oversight is now a core fiduciary duty of the board.
By Rasheid Karl Scarlett. Originally published at rasheid.com.
AI is being added to the systems people depend on most. The real question is not how capable it is, but how safe it is when it fails.
By Rasheid Karl Scarlett. Originally published at rasheid.com.
These articles are published at rasheid.com. We show a short excerpt and link to the source rather than reproducing them, so the original keeps the authority it earned.
How this shows up in the work
The argument running through this writing is that AI is a governance problem wearing a technology costume. A board that treats it as a procurement question inherits a risk it cannot see, and a program office that treats it as a pilot inherits one it cannot document.
Our AI implementation practice is built the same way round. Before a model is selected, the questions are what decision it touches, who is accountable when it is wrong, what evidence an authorizing official will need, and how the thing gets turned off. That sequencing is not caution for its own sake. It is the difference between a capability that reaches production and a pilot that quietly stops being mentioned.
See how the AI implementation practice applies this, or read about the independent technical judgment we bring to program offices.
Rasheid Karl Scarlett, founder and chief executive officer of NetAesthetics Federal Services. He publishes at rasheid.com under the title Boardroom Brief.
The articles are published at rasheid.com and that is where they belong. Copying them here would split attribution between two sites and help neither. We show a short excerpt and send you to the source.
How a firm thinks about governance shows up in how it builds. Our AI implementation work is governance first for the same reasons these articles argue boards should be. If you disagree with the thinking, you will probably disagree with the delivery method too, and it is better to find that out early.
A capability briefing is 30 minutes on your scope, your constraints, and how we would document the result.
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