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March 2026

Responsible AI in practice: Our first AI Company Data Initiative report


Companies worldwide are adopting AI faster than governance frameworks can keep up, creating a growing transparency gap and increasing risks for businesses, workers, investors and society.

To help address this, we partnered with UNESCO to launch the AI Company Data Initiative (AICDI), the world’s largest dataset on corporate AI adoption.

Our findings show a clear pattern: organisations are moving quickly to adopt AI, but many still lack the mechanisms to manage its risks..

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A journalists runs past a cloud of tear gas after riot police dispersed anti-corruption protesters opposing the graft and abuse of funds in public healthcare, during a demonstration in Kenya’s capital Nairobi, November 3, 2016. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya

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A technician works in the newsroom of Tunisia Television in Tunis February 4, 2011. The media in Tunisia has enjoyed freedom of the press as a result of the “Jasmine Revolution” that disposed of the Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali regime that oftener spied on journalists and was widely known for its heavy censorship measures. REUTERS/Louafi Larbi (TUNISIA – Tags: POLITICS MEDIA)

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4-5 Nov, 2026

Trust Conference

Trust Conference is our flagship annual forum dedicated to tackling critical and intersecting global issues.

This year, we explored how to build democratic resilience amid surging autocratisation, escalating clampdowns on civic space, and ruthless legal attacks.

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