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Kristi Boyd
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Trustworthy AI Specialist

Kristi Boyd is the Trustworthy AI Specialist with SAS' Data Ethics Practice (DEP) and supports the Trustworthy AI strategy with a focus on the pre-sales, sales & consulting teams. She is passionate about responsible innovation and has an R&D background as a QA engineer and product manager. She is also a proud Duke alumna (go Blue Devils!).

Artificial Intelligence | Predictions
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Navigating AI ethics in manufacturing and agriculture: Balancing innovation with responsibility

As we move into 2025, AI continues to transform industries in unprecedented ways, driving efficiency, innovation, and productivity. But with this rapid advancement come critical ethical questions. How can we ensure that AI systems protect the rights and well-being of individuals?  Manufacturing and agriculture are two essential industries where answering

Artificial Intelligence | Risk Management
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Understanding AI governance

AI governance is an all-encompassing strategy that establishes oversight, ensures compliance and develops consistent operations and infrastructure within an organization. It also fosters a human-centric culture.   This strategy includes specific governance domains such as data governance and model governance, necessary for a unified AI approach. Why AI governance matters  The

Analytics
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Trustworthy AI: 3 reasons we need it now

Who is responsible for ensuring that new AI technologies are fair and ethical? Does that responsibility land on AI developers? On innovators? On CEOs? Or is the responsibility more widespread? At SAS, we believe that it is everyone’s duty to innovate responsibly with AI. We believe that adhering to trustworthy

Analytics | Artificial Intelligence | Equity and Responsibility | Innovation
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Generative AI: Benefits, risks and a framework for responsible innovation

Generative AI (GenAI) is a category of AI that can create new content, including video, audio, images and text. GenAI has the potential to change the way we approach content creation. It’s gotten much attention lately. Take ChatGPT for example. The AI chatbot has captivated the public’s imagination with clever