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In this episode, Donna P. Mitchell discusses AI governance and the ARISE framework with Paul Crafer, highlighting the challenges organizations face and the solutions available.

Most organizations in critical sectors have significant AI governance gaps. In this episode, Donna P. Mitchell speaks with Paul Crafer — VP Services EMEA at Assessed Intelligence, ForHumanity Fellow, and former Apple leader — about why most organizations are failing at AI governance and what the free, hand-mapped ARISE framework does to fix it. TOPICS COVERED: The ARISE framework: 7 pillars unifying AI governance, cybersecurity, and compliance Why risk shouldn't be a competitive differentiator Shadow AI: how to find what's already running inside your organization Nigeria financial inclusion project with the Presidential Committee Why "regulation hampers innovation" is a line from technocrats DeepSeek as a Sputnik moment for AI governance AGI hype: do not panic — they're probably just trying to make a buck (00:00) Risk Shouldn't Be a Competitive Differentiator (00:17) Introduction (03:15) Paul's Journey From Apple to AI Governance (04:45) How He Found ForHumanity (05:58) DeepSeek as a Sputnik Moment (09:01) What Is the ARISE Framework (10:28) Why ARISE Is Free and Hand-Mapped (15:05) Risk Shouldn't Be Competitive (21:59) What Is Temperature in an LLM (24:06) Nigeria Financial…

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