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Shadow AI and the Coming Workplace Reckoning (w/ Kay Firth-Butterfield)

Shadow AI and the Coming Workplace Reckoning (w/ Kay Firth-Butterfield)
Published
March 11, 2026
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In this episode of The DEX Show, we’re joined by Kay Firth-Butterfield, the world’s first Chief AI Ethics Officer and former Head of AI at the World Economic Forum. From human rights law and human trafficking to Davos and large language models, Kay traces her remarkable journey into AI governance. We explore shadow AI, workplace “hallucinations,” AI companions, and the hidden risks leaders are underestimating. Kay shares why organizations need cross-functional AI governance, stronger guardrails, and far better training — and why the future of work may depend as much on the humanities as technology

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