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An Approved AI Tool Is Not an Approved AI Use

By Todd R. Corbett, MBA|2026-09-01T15:17:00-06:00July 14th, 2026|AI, AI Ethics, AI Ethics and Risks, Compliance Blog, Data Privacy, Protecting Confidential Information, Todd's Blog|

Xcelus · Responsible AI & Governance An Approved AI Tool Is Not an Approved AI Use Your security review cleared the technology. It wasn’t clear what your people are putting into it. Quick answer: Approving an AI tool clears the technology. It does not automatically approve every data type, business purpose, or workflow that the tool is used for. Most organizations have published an approved software list and nothing else — so employees reasonably conclude that if the tool [...]

The $81,000 AI Bill and the Missing Guardrail: Who Owns AI Spend?

By Todd R. Corbett, MBA|2026-07-04T14:11:34-06:00July 4th, 2026|AI Ethics and Risks, Compliance Blog, GRC|

Responsible AI · Leadership & Governance The $81,000 AI Bill Wasn’t the Real Problem. The Missing Guardrail Was. When you tell everyone to “go use AI” and set no limits, the overspend isn’t a discipline problem. It’s a governance gap — and it belongs to leadership. The Short Answer Who is responsible when an employee runs up a huge AI bill? Responsibility is shared, but the primary failure is usually structural, not personal. When leadership enables an uncapped AI [...]

The AI Training Gap: Why Prompt Courses Miss the Risk

By Todd R. Corbett, MBA|2026-09-01T08:58:37-06:00June 1st, 2026|AI Ethics and Risks|

AI Compliance · Responsible AI Training The AI Training Gap: Why Prompt Courses Miss the Compliance Risk AI Compliance · June 2026 Every AI training program on the market teaches employees how to write better prompts. Almost none teach them how to recognize the compliance risk they just created. That is not a small gap. It is the gap — because the speed that makes AI valuable is the same speed that makes AI dangerous. A well-meaning employee [...]