We should demand greater social responsibility from businesses, but pressuring them to undertake responsibilities that only governments can address is the wrong way to get there.
While social responsibility can help establish a culture founded on transparency and accountability, AI tools can assist companies in implementing these values within the organization.
Limin Fu, University of Newcastle and Dirk Boehe, Université Mohammed VI Polytechnique
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