AI Governance & ISO 42001 with Nephi Johnson, PhD | Random Acts of AI Ep. 2

Most companies have no shortage of AI ideas. What they lack is a way to decide which ones to pursue — and a way to prove the whole thing is under control. Host Jacques Nack calls the alternative random acts of AI. It is where this show got its name. Nephi Johnson, PhD — CEO of Emerald Key Partners, ex-McKinsey — on what AI integration actually looks like day to day, why scattered pilots are worse than doing nothing, and how ISO 42001 turns AI governance from a buzzword into something you can certify and measure. Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 0:55 What does an AI integration partner actually do? 3:59 The most common first-year mistake 6:02 Where AI actually changes how a business runs 10:05 Trust, hallucination and model drift in a live deployment 12:38 Trust comes from the management system, not the model 15:55 Where a mid-size company starts with ISO 42001 17:33 The one governance habit to start today 20:00 Checkbox compliance, or competitive advantage? cSquare GRC is the AI-native compliance platform. Start free at https://csquaregrc.com #GRC #Compliance #ComplianceAutomation #ISO42001 #aigovernance