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David R. Hardoon

AI governance

Regulation, ethics, fairness, accountability, and the responsible use of AI.

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Writing

LinkedIn · 10 November 2026

80% of firms say they use AI agents.
LinkedIn · 5 November 2026

Most people still treat agent “misbehavior” as a bug to fix.
LinkedIn · October 2026

The biggest barrier to scaling AI isn't technology. It never was.
LinkedIn · October 2026

I'm delighted to be a panellist for the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance, Cambridge Judge Business School's AI in Financial Services for Public Authorities online course this season.
LinkedIn · October 2026

Sovereignty in AI is not just about the location of the servers.
Essay · 22 December 2025

AI's Silent Fracture: Reconciling Ambition with Execution
Podcast · 13 January 2022

Podcast on Trustworthy AI
Podcast · 4 October 2021

Podcast on 'Algorithmic Decisions & the Financial Industry'
Essay · 12 May 2021

The Moral AI
Essay · 19 April 2021

Data for Well-being - A Paradigm of Awareness?
Essay · 30 October 2020

A Digital Opportunity to Transform Financial Reporting
Essay · 29 September 2020

AI is not the enemy here
Essay · 17 August 2020

Is Digital Identity Solved?
Essay · 17 August 2020

What Happens When AI is Used to Set Grades?
Essay · 19 June 2020

Oversight AI: AI to Control AI
Essay · 26 May 2020

Consumer Protection: Toward a Smart Disclosure Regime?
Essay · 19 May 2020

Balancing Data Policies: What COVID-19 Taught Us
Essay · 18 May 2020

Seeking Trust in AI
Essay · 16 May 2020

AI Supervision - A 101 Guideline
Podcast · 15 May 2020

[Podcast] AI Explainability and what it means to be a Data Artist
Podcast · 8 May 2020

[Podcast] FRT Episode 66: COVID-19 and Data Policy
Essay · 29 February 2020

Regulating Digital Technology
Essay · 11 February 2020

Contextual Explainability
Essay · 9 February 2020

The Real Minority Report
Essay · 24 January 2020

The Accountability of AI
Essay · 13 January 2020

The Analogue Choice in the Digital Age

Research

Framework · April 2026

Global AI & Agentic AI Governance: A Single Unified View
Paper · 2022

Anti-discrimination Laws, AI, and Gender Bias: A Case Study in Non-mortgage Fintech Lending
Paper · 2020

Regulatory Approaches to Consumer Protection in the Financial Sector and Beyond: Toward a Smart Disclosure Regime?
Paper · 2019

Overcoming Status Quo Bias: Nudging in a Government-Led Digital Transformation Initiative

Speaking

Upcoming · 19 November 2026

Corporate Registers Forum 2026: Developing AI and Digital Capabilities
Talk · October 2026

AI in Financial Services for Public Authorities
Talk · 14 August 2025

Charting a Future for Responsible AI in Finance
Talk · 12 January 2022

EFMA Sustainability and Regulation Community Best Practice Forum — remarks on trust in AI
Talk · 5 October 2021

In AI We Trust?
Talk · 4 October 2021

AI Asia Pacific Institute: operationalising ethics of AI
Talk · 5 August 2021

FRT Episode 104: Ethical Handling of Customer Data
Then: UnionBank of the Philippines
Talk · August 2021

Applying Artificial Intelligence (AI) in RegTech
Talk · 8 May 2021

Next Generation AI-Enabled Compliance Monitoring
Talk · 5 April 2021

AI and Ethics: The Key to a Successful Human-AI Relation
Talk · 4 October 2020

The AI Factory is Directly Ahead
Talk · 3 October 2020

IIF Annual Membership Meeting: Ethical Use of Data
Talk · 5 April 2020

Explainable AI (XAI) at SGInnovate Webinar
Talk · 3 September 2019

Sibos TV: Artificial Intelligence and compliance
Talk · 8 June 2018

Innovfest Unbound 2018: Data Governance: The New Digital Stewards

Videos and podcasts

Podcast · 14 October 2026

Leaving the Sandbox: AI In the Real World
Podcast · 7 July 2026

Trust, Verify, Repeat: The Future of AI Governance with David Hardoon
Video · 24 September 2025

Building AI responsibly from day one
Then: Global Head of AI Enablement, Standard Chartered
Video · 22 July 2025

Enabling AI at Scale: Governance as Competitive Advantage with David Hardoon
Video · 28 October 2024

Fairness in the Age of AI: Navigating Bias and Governance
Video · 5 September 2024

The Intersection of Purpose, AI, and Responsible Innovation
Video · 11 April 2024

The Ethics of AI: Shaping a Responsible Future with Kay Firth-Butterfield
Video · 1 February 2024

Data Rebels' Compliance Compass: Irene Liu's Odyssey
Video · 24 November 2023

Advocacy for Self-Regulation and Ethical AI Practices | Dr. David R Hardoon | TBCY
Podcast · 17 August 2023

EVO SG #63 – AI: Stop Or Continue?
Then: CEO, Aboitiz Data Innovation
Video · 15 April 2021

AI and Ethics: The Key to a Successful Human-AI Relation
Video · 17 April 2020

Explainable AI (XAI) - The Practitioners View
Video · 24 September 2019

Sibos TV: Artificial Intelligence and compliance - 23 Sept 2019
Video · 8 June 2018

innovfest unbound 2018 (Einstein): Data Governance: The New Digital Stewards

News

News · 22 May 2026

CFTE appoints Dr David R. Hardoon as Senior Advisor
News · 15 April 2026

The rise of AI politics
News · 8 April 2026

The 'human exception' in AI governance: Are we serious or just ticking boxes?
Interview · 23 October 2025

It's Time to Make AI Boring Again
Then: Global Head of AI Enablement, Standard Chartered
Interview · 6 August 2025

AI governance and risk, from Standard Chartered’s AI lead
Then: Global Head of AI Enablement, Standard Chartered
News · 6 December 2023

Augmenting human capabilities and creativity with generative artificial intelligence
News · 12 January 2022

Prioritize trust in AI rollout, says expert
Then: Senior Advisor for Data and AI, UnionBank
News · 8 January 2021

Can Artificial Intelligence be moral?
News · 13 November 2019

MAS Partners Financial Industry to Create Framework for Responsible Use of AI
News · 15 May 2019

David Hardoon of MAS Examines Fintech as Solution for Risk Management
News · 12 November 2018

MAS introduces new FEAT Principles to promote responsible use of AI and data analytics
News · 18 July 2018

Singapore goes AI: training, incentives and regulation
News · 2 April 2018

MAS and financial industry to develop guidance on responsible use of data analytics

Handbook and books

Handbook · 2026

The AI Failure Handbook: The Ultimate Guide to Screwing Up Your AI Transformation