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Ethicast: Only Ethics & Compliance Can Save AI’s Social License to Operate 

A survey of 134 E&C leaders shows why ethics and compliance, not more AI regulation, may save AI's public trust.

September 15, 2026 On-Demand Video Artificial Intelligence

Ethicast

Only Ethics & Compliance Can Save AI’s Social License to Operate

AI’s social license to operate isn’t a regulatory one—it’s the public’s continued willingness to trust it, and that trust eroded fast this summer. In this episode, Bill Coffin, Editor-in-Chief of Ethisphere, sets aside the usual interview format to make his own case for why ethics and compliance may be AI’s best shot at keeping that license intact. He ties it to Ethisphere’s own research: a survey of 134 senior ethics and compliance leaders found that organizations have handed E&C responsibility for governing AI everywhere else in the business without giving it the tools to put AI to work for its own program.

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Ethicast: Only Ethics & Compliance Can Save AI’s Social License to Operate