Leadership in the Age of AI - Episode 3: ”AI at Full Speed: Innovation, Ethics, and the Battle for Global Leadership” 

This episode tells the story of AI’s accelerating speed versus society’s struggle to keep up. It positions AI as a high-stakes power struggle where business leaders, policymakers, and global superpowers are all vying for control—each with conflicting interests.It’s not just about whether AI is good or bad; it’s about who gets to decide its future and what happens to leaders when the rules are unclear or constantly shifting.

Camilla Ellehave

Partner

Introduction

AI is evolving at a breakneck pace, but laws, ethics, and leadership models are lagging behind. As the world’s most powerful economies take different approaches—Big Tech-led in the U.S., regulation-driven in the EU, and government-controlled in China—executives and policymakers face a fundamental dilemma: Should they prioritize speed or responsibility?This episode explores this battle from three angles:

  1. Business Leaders: Forced to choose between racing ahead with AI or slowing down to avoid ethical and legal risks.

  2. Policymakers: Struggling to regulate AI before it causes irreversible societal harm.

  3. Superpowers: Competing for AI dominance in a race that could define the next era of global leadership.

The big question: If AI is the new battleground for world power, who gets left behind?

You can listen to the episode on Spreaker, Apple Podcast and Spotify.

Host:
Camilla Ellehave, ph.d., Managing Partner RBL Europe

Guests:
Thomas Jul, CEO, KMD
Julia Stoyanovich, Ass. Professor in Responsible AI, NYU

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