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Persuasive Gen AI, Surveillance Logic & the Erosion of Human Autonomy
Generative AI Ethics & Governance for Leaders — Issue #18 By Freddie Seba | © 2025 Freddie Seba. All rights reserved. Overview As Generative AI evolves beyond a tool into an advisor—and in some cases, a gatekeeper—two recent developments demand attention from leaders across sectors. One involves surveillance-like behavior from Anthropic’s Claude 4. The other?…
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GenAI Ethics & Governance for Leaders #15
Designing a Future Where GenAI Works for Humans—Not Just Growth or Productivity © 2025 Freddie Seba. All rights reserved. Introduction: Beyond AI-First—Why Ethical and Human-Centered Governance Must Be Backed In Leaders’ Strategy As headlines celebrate GenAI-fueled growth, leaders must ask: growth for whom? Duolingo recently doubled its language offerings/products to sell using GenAI (The Verge,…
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GenAI Ethics & Governance for Leaders #14: My Times Interview: Why Generative AI That Justifies Cheating Is a Warning Sign for Our Future
© 2025 Freddie Seba. All rights reserved. Introduction When the Times reached out to discuss the ethical implications of a Gen AI application whose marketing message revolved around cheating, our conversation quickly moved beyond productivity or performance. We talked about trust and what it means when Gen AI tools don’t just assist users but actively…
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Generative AI Ethics and Governance for Leaders #13
Google Gemini, VC Oversight, and the Governance Gap: Leading in a Race-to-Market AI Era By Freddie Seba © 2025 Freddie Seba. All rights reserved. Introduction: The Governance Challenge in a Rapidly Accelerating GenAI Landscape Two significant developments last week underscore the growing gap between GenAI innovation and the governance frameworks meant to guide it: These…
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Generative AI Ethics for Leaders #12
Redefining Work: GenAI, Human Autonomy, Governance, and the Future of the Workplace © 2025 Freddie Seba. All rights reserved. The Workplace Is Changing—Are We Guiding the Change or Reacting to It? Introduction: Imagine attending a project meeting where an AI agent has designed the prototype—and your executive’s digital avatar is joining five other meetings at…
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GenAI Ethics for Leaders #11
Leading Through the AI Crossroads: DeepMind’s Promise, Anthropic’s Caution, and a Framework for Action By Freddie Seba | April 2025 Introduction: The Crossroads of AI Leadership Artificial Intelligence has entered a paradoxical era defined by extraordinary promise and existential uncertainty. On one side is the potential to cure disease, accelerate discovery, and expand human capability….
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GenAI Ethics for Leaders #10: Self-Improving GenAI, Copyright Battles, and Deepfake Dangers
Three breaking GenAI developments—autonomous R&D, IP collisions, and deepfake breaches—underscore why ethical leadership cannot wait. © 2025 Freddie Seba. All rights reserved. Introduction GenAI is evolving faster than internal or external governance can keep up. This edition explores three critical developments that signal a growing need for leadership grounded in ethics and foresight: As authentic…
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GenAI Ethics for Leaders #9: The End of Search as We Know It?
Why Generative AI Is Disrupting the Core of the Internet © 2025 Freddie Seba. All rights reserved. Introduction: GenAI Is Reshaping Online Discovery & Challenging Objectivity The internet’s foundation—typing a query, comparing links, selecting a source—is being redefined by Generative AI (GenAI). As users turn to synthesized GenAI responses over traditional search engines, familiar information…
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GenAI Ethics for Leaders #8: AI Agents and Autonomy in Highly Regulated Industries
How Large Incumbents Like Epic and Bridgewater Are Reshaping Healthcare & Finance © 2025 Freddie Seba. All rights reserved. The adoption of agentic GenAI is moving from theoretical discussions to widespread, real-world deployment. It has the potential to fundamentally transform healthcare, finance, and education. This presents significant ethical, governance, and regulatory issues for leaders. Recent…
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Generative AI’s Rapid Adoption: From Newsrooms to Boardrooms—A New Era of AI Integration
© 2025 Freddie Seba. All rights reserved. GenAI Ethics for Leaders Newsletter #3: Thinking About Privacy, Security, and IP Challenges in the AI Era Generative AI (GenAI) adoption rapidly expands across industries, reshaping how we think about business, media, and governance. A recent example comes from “The New York Times, which has greenlighted AI tools…