Two-Thirds of Boards Are Flying Blind on AI and DEI

Only one in three boards involves DEI leaders when making AI decisions about hiring, performance, and workforce planning. A Deloitte survey of 71 Chief Diversity Officers reveals a governance gap that's turning an ethical concern into a documented business risk. AI is both a debiasing tool and a bias amplifier — a synthesis of 43 peer-reviewed studies found it can reduce bias through standardization while simultaneously locking in historical inequities through biased training data. The difference between those outcomes is oversight. DEI oversight specifically. In this episode, we break down what the research says, why regulatory pressure is making this urgent, and the three governance practices that leading organizations are building right now to get ahead of it.