👋🏻 Hello! We’re now 2,300+ reading ”Sensible AI” to move from headlines to decisions.

In this Friday edition, you’ll see: new international resolutions on data and oversight, LATAM roadmaps moving forward, Europe warning about electoral bias in chatbots, and private-sector restructuring.

Today, you’ll get a practical template “your digital footprint is gold” to assess how your data is collected and used.

And as always, your “from the news to your action plan” section with concrete steps to implement.

Let’s begin 👇

TOP OF THE WEEK

🇨🇳 China folds AI into its 15th Five-Year Plan
→ The Communist Party approved the 2026–2030 framework to drive tech self-sufficiency and military expansion via AI and export controls.

🇦🇪 GDRFA Dubai wins an award
→ Dubai’s immigration authority was recognized for a comprehensive program of governance and responsible AI use in public services.

🌍 Responsible AI for Good
→ Global call through Dec 1, 2025, with prizes up to $25,000 for AI solutions with verifiable social impact.

🤝 Microsoft–OpenAI pact renewed
→ They restructured their agreement: 27% stake, IP extended to 2032, and an independent panel to verify AGI.

📊 IBM: EMEA companies adopt ethics dashboards and report gains
→ Shows 66% of business leaders have already implemented ethical AI governance mechanisms, with positive productivity impact.

WHAT HAPPENED WORLDWIDE?

🇧🇷🇦🇷 Brazil | Argentina data agreement
→ Signed an MoU to cooperate on personal-data protection and move toward regulatory alignment.

🇳🇱 Netherlands detects electoral bias in chatbots
→ The Data Protection Authority found four AIs recommended the same parties in 56%+ of pre-election tests.

🇬🇷 OpenAI and Greece fast-track startups
→ The Greek government, OpenAI, and Endeavor launch an AI accelerator; applications open for local founders.

🇪🇺 Council of Europe at Lisbon AI
→ 200+ leaders and experts meet Oct 28–29 in Lisbon to discuss global AI governance and human rights.

🇨🇱 Chile faces pressure on ethical-AI bill
→ The government is pushing rules on transparency and accountability while big tech seeks to soften them.

🇻🇳 Vietnam publishes its first national AI ethics report
→ Evaluated under the UNESCO framework, calling for equity and accountability principles.

🇰🇪 Microsoft Kenya launches KAISA
→ A national alliance with KEPSA for mass upskilling and inclusion in AI skills.

🇲🇾 WEF–Malaysia: ASEAN AI safety network
→ A regional network and white paper are launched to drive cooperation and responsible innovation in ASEAN.

🇪🇸 CERMI sets AI governance
→ CERMI’s committee approves the 2025–2027 AI strategy for inclusion and regulatory compliance in the disability sector.

🇧🇫 Burkina Faso starts an AI campaign
→ Initiative on AI and digital sovereignty with a focus on the public sector.

🇮🇳 India: ISB launches AI Factory
→ A platform in Hyderabad to incubate responsible-AI solutions with academia and industry partnerships.

AND AT ENTERPRISE LEVEL?

🤖 Google APAC expands AI
→ Plan to train 60 million people in Asia–Pacific by integrating education platforms and industry partnerships.

🧪 BabyAI - language research platform
→ Academic framework for instruction learning with human-in-the-loop, useful in controlled environments.

🌎 NTT DATA warns about AI’s growing ecological footprint
→ Calls for energy efficiency and green standards amid the unsustainable rise in computing consumption.

🧑‍🔬 Wiley: AI guidelines for researchers
→ Rules on use, disclosure, and rights protection for authors and peer reviewers.

🇮🇳 KPMG India & OneTrust - AI alliance
→ Partnership to accelerate AI and data-governance programs aligned with Indian and global frameworks.

🇸🇬 EY Singapore links Responsible AI to business outcomes
→ Companies with real-time oversight and AI committees report +34% revenue and +65% cost savings.

🛡️ IBM: defense-focused AI model with ISO 42001
→ Introduces an open model centered on sovereignty, security, and decision support, backed by governance certification.

🇺🇸 EY US survey shows excitement and concern about AI
→ 84% want agentic AI, but 56% fear job loss due to communication and training gaps.

ORGANIZATIONS & STANDARDS

🧭 BSI: enterprise-governance gap
→ Only 24% have a formal AI-governance program; 62% plan to increase investment in 2026.

🔍 ITU flags sustainability risks in AI growth
→ Warns data-center energy demand could triple with AI and urges efficiency and green standards.

FROM THE NEWS TO YOUR ACTION PLAN

I turn these headlines into clear actions you can start today to strengthen AI governance. Pick 1 to execute this week:

🟪 Establish an AI governance committee → Define clear responsibilities across ethics, compliance, cybersecurity, and the C-suite, with real oversight authority over AI projects.
🟪 Implement continuous audits & anti-hallucination tests → Evaluate bias, errors, and unexpected behaviors (inspired by Anthropic and the Netherlands) to ensure reliability.
🟪 Adopt international standards (AI Act, ISO/IEC 42001, IEEE) → Align internal policies to global frameworks for safety, transparency, and sustainability.
🟪 Manage data & vendors ethically → Require traceability, consent, and data-sovereignty clauses in contracts—especially amid misuse or electoral-bias risks.
🟪 Measure AI’s social & environmental impact → Create ESG indicators for productivity, equity, inclusion, and energy efficiency, prioritizing purpose-driven AI (ex: IEEE GenAI for Good).

THIS WEEK’S WATCH & READ

🎥 Mathias Döpfner sits down with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman for an unfiltered conversation about the promises and perils of artificial intelligence—from the risks of AI-driven warfare, to the threat “bad actors” pose to freedom and democracy, to the role of journalism in an AI-powered world.

THE BOOK OF THE WEEK

📚 At the “Responsible AI Book Club“, I recommend “The Singularity Is Nearer”.

Why this book stands out?
Ray Kurzweil returns to renew a promise that has stirred tech debate since the early 2000s: the fusion of human and artificial intelligence. Read my review.

TEMPLATE OF THE WEEK

✅ Your digital footprint is gold

Need help to apply to your organisation?

INTERNATIONAL JOB OFFERS

I put together for you a shortlist of top roles in Responsible AI, AI governance, ethics, compliance and AI systems auditing. See the complete global list:

🇬🇧 Operational Ethics & Safety Manager - Google DeepMind
🇬🇧 Director AI Governance - Capgemini
🇸🇬 AI Governance Officer - AI Lab - Prudential Financial
🇺🇸 AI Ethics and Safety Policy Researcher - Google DeepMind
🇺🇸 Research Scientist - FAR.AI 
🇺🇸 Director of AI Opportunity - MacArthur Foundation
🇺🇸 Director, AI Monitoring and Observability - Salesforce
🇺🇸 Director of Research (AI Business Solutions) - Microsoft

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