The Fiduciary Problem with AI-Assisted Analysis
This article was originally published by Timothy Cook in VKTR.
In high-stakes professions like law, medicine, intelligence, and finance, professionals hold a fiduciary duty to their clients. This requires independent judgment and the ability to audit one's own reasoning.
But what happens when these professionals use AI not just for retrieval, but also for synthesis?
In my latest article for The Business of Enterprise AI, I explore the legal and ethical risks of "Analytic Atrophy" in the enterprise sector. When decision-makers become dependent on tools they cannot audit, they expose their clients to hidden algorithmic biases and compromise their fiduciary responsibilities.
For a deeper dive into how organizations can protect their cognitive infrastructure from these risks, read the flagship white paper:

