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An Industry Benchmark for Data Fairness: Sony’s Alice Xiang

Sony's AI ethics lead just revealed how to actually scale responsible AI—not the theory, the practice.

Reporting by MIT Sloan Management Review 1 min brief
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Why it matters

As enterprises scale AI deployments, responsible AI governance is becoming a competitive differentiator. Sony's early-mover approach to AI ethics at scale offers insights for leaders building sustainable AI strategies.

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9 to know

  1. Alice Xiang: Global Head of AI Governance at Sony

  2. Lead Research Scientist for AI Ethics at Sony AI

  3. Focus area: Data fairness and responsible AI at scale

  4. Sony positioned as early mover in enterprise AI ethics

  5. Interview format suggests insider perspective on implementation challenges

  6. Alice Xiang is global head of AI governance at Sony and lead research scientist for AI ethics at Sony AI

  7. Focus on data fairness as an industry benchmark

  8. Sony positioned as early mover in AI ethics implementation at scale

  9. Content from MIT Sloan Review's 'Me, Myself, and AI' podcast series

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Publisher excerpt: On today’s episode of Me, Myself, and AI, host Sam Ransbotham talks with Alice Xiang, global head of AI governance at Sony and lead research scientist for AI ethics at Sony AI, about what it actually takes to put responsible artificial intelligence into practice at scale. Alice shares how Sony…
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