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The episode discusses the pressing ethical challenges leaders face in technology-driven organisations, particularly in the context of AI and automation.

Episode 8: Ethics and Responsibility in Technology‑Driven Organisations Technology doesn’t just change how organisations operate — it changes the scale and speed of leadership responsibility. In this episode, Max Kent is joined by Dr Charlotte de Brabandt to explore why ethics has become one of the most pressing leadership challenges in technology‑driven organisations — particularly in the age of AI, automation, and data‑driven decision‑making. As digital systems increasingly shape outcomes at scale, ethical responsibility can no longer sit in compliance teams or policy documents. It has moved firmly into the centre of leadership itself. Together, Max and Charlotte discuss: Why ethics has shifted from a “nice to have” to a core leadership obligation The most common ethical dilemmas leaders face with AI and digital technologies, including bias, transparency, surveillance, and accountability Why ethical questions cannot be solved by algorithms alone How Hyper Leaders embed ethics into decision‑making before problems arise Why accountability always remains human — even in automated systems How setting clear ethical boundaries enables sustainable innovation The true cost of ignoring…

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Host: Max Kent

Guest: Dr Charlotte de Brabandt

Topics covered

• ethics
• leadership responsibility
• technology-driven organisations
• AI
• accountability
• sustainable innovation

Keywords

• ethics
• leadership
• technology
• AI
• accountability
• innovation
• responsibility
• bias
• transparency
• surveillance

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Organizations: AI, automation, data-driven decision-making

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