The most important AI skill leaders can borrow from pilots – opinion

The article argues that leaders can learn crucial AI deployment skills from pilots' risk management strategies. It emphasizes that good risk management in AI, like in aviation, means accepting no unnecessary risks, ensuring a corresponding return for any risk taken. Decisions about AI deployment should be made at the appropriate level, by individuals with both authority and full visibility, not by those closest to a deadline. The author advises managers to ask, "Who in this workflow has the authority to say no, and does that person have full visibility into what's being deployed?" Finally, risk management should be integrated into AI planning from the outset, rather than being retrofitted later, as early detection of risks is cheaper and more effective. The article concludes that successful AI deployment will prioritize disciplined decision-making over speed.