<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[EthicAlign]]></title><description><![CDATA[EthicAlign]]></description><link>https://www.ethicalign.ai/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 21:27:35 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.ethicalign.ai/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[AI is changing the economics of cyber extortion]]></title><description><![CDATA[Much of the discussion around AI and cyber-crime has focused on how it enables attackers write malware, create more convincing phishing campaigns, or identify and exploit software vulnerabilities.  My recent LinkedIn posts have touched on these topics and the risks are very real. However, I recently came across a more subtle use of AI that I think deserves a bit of attention. Traditionally, when cyber criminals have been able to steal large volumes of company data, they faced a challenge. ...]]></description><link>https://www.ethicalign.ai/post/ai-is-changing-the-economics-of-cyber-extortion</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a80dce661074252b66e5006</guid><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Steve Cairns</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The advantage might just be shifting]]></title><description><![CDATA[For quite some time, much of the discussion around AI and cybersecurity has focused on the risks. What happens when attackers use AI to find vulnerabilities faster? My previous post on Claude Mythos focused on exactly that. What happens when cybercriminals automate vulnerability discovery and exploit development?  It’s the stuff of nightmares. After listening to a recent Security Now! podcast (#1080 if you’re interested), I found myself coming to a far more optimistic conclusion. Those very...]]></description><link>https://www.ethicalign.ai/post/the-advantage-might-just-be-shifting</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a80dc9fa7a7d1a936d5769b</guid><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Steve Cairns</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The rules just changed]]></title><description><![CDATA[Over the weekend, I listened to an interesting cyber security podcast (Steve Gibson’s ‘Security Now!’), discussing Anthropic’s new AI model “Mythos” and its ability to identify previously unknown software vulnerabilities at a scale and speed we simply haven’t seen before. What struck me wasn’t the usual “AI will change everything” narrative, which is probably a bit of a boring read for people here now. This was something that really needs everyone's attention. For years, much of the...]]></description><link>https://www.ethicalign.ai/post/the-rules-just-changed</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a80dbf061074252b66e4f47</guid><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Steve Cairns</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Experience can't be prompted]]></title><description><![CDATA[I had an interesting conversation this week with a few fellow fractional CIOs and CTOs that genuinely made me stop and think. A couple shared situations where business leaders had recently compared their advice and recommendations against a quick ChatGPT or Claude response. Not a detailed prompt with business context, constraints, risks and background. Just a short question typed into AI. That was a bit of a lightbulb moment for me. I’m a huge supporter of AI and use it every day. I...]]></description><link>https://www.ethicalign.ai/post/experience-can-t-be-prompted</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a80dbc3b36117499712d671</guid><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Steve Cairns</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Are we outsourcing our thinking?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Over the past few weeks, I’ve been reflecting on a recent presentation to the US Senate by neuroscientist Dr Jared Cooney Horvath. Not entirely sure how it appeared in my Instagram feed, but glad it did! The presentation explored the potential cognitive impact of increasing technology use in education. With unprecedented access to digital tools in schools, there’s growing evidence of declining attention, comprehension and reasoning skills amongst younger generations. Whether you agree with Dr...]]></description><link>https://www.ethicalign.ai/post/are-we-outsourcing-our-thinking</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a80db91f77cfb9652d38a5a</guid><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Steve Cairns</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who carries the AI risk?]]></title><description><![CDATA[For my third post on AI governance and ethics, I want to move the conversation slightly higher up the chain. Not to the organisations deploying AI directly, but to those investing in them, insuring them or representing them legally. I’m increasingly hearing that PE firms, insurers and legal practices are starting to consider the downstream risks associated with uncontrolled or unethical AI adoption within their portfolio companies or client base. While concern hasn’t yet reached the point of...]]></description><link>https://www.ethicalign.ai/post/who-carries-the-ai-risk</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a80db56f77cfb9652d38965</guid><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Steve Cairns</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Are you in control of your AI?]]></title><description><![CDATA[For my second post, I’m moving on from “who's accountable?” to “do organisations even know what’s happening?”, where I think the real tension is likely to be sitting. It's very likely that you already have AI in your business. You just might not know where. And you can no longer assume it sits under the purview of IT, as shadow AI becomes the norm rather than the exception. It's very likely to be in tools your business teams are experimenting with. It'll have been embedded in the software...]]></description><link>https://www.ethicalign.ai/post/are-you-in-control-of-your-ai</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a80db0540f3daf10ba349a1</guid><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 21:33:03 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Steve Cairns</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who is accountable for AI?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Okay … putting my new AI ethics and compliance hat on, let’s start with a simple question. In your organisation, who is ultimately accountable for the use of AI? If, tomorrow, your business was found to have used AI in an unethical way, where would that responsibility sit? For example, imagine your HR team have been using an AI tool to screen candidates. On the surface, that appears quite efficient and objective. But over time, it might have unintentionally filtered out strong candidates...]]></description><link>https://www.ethicalign.ai/post/who-is-accountable-for-ai</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a80d98d40f3daf10ba3465a</guid><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 21:26:40 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Steve Cairns</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>