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While the new user interface design Apple execs highlighted at this year’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) might have been a bit of an eye-candy distraction, enterprise users were not forgotten, with announcements unveiled that could make a difference in the business world.

Apple’s WWDC keynote speech was far from the disappointment many had anticipated, given the number of changes announced. In addition to that new user interface, which will show up across all Apple products and is called Liquid Glass (we’ll look at it in more depth elsewhere), there were also APIs designed to help developers work AI into their software. The last is a nod to the company’s slow efforts to make Apple Intelligence the showcase tech promised at last year’s WWDC.

But for now I’m focused on just some of the changes Apple introduced that should have the most impact on enterprise users. Many, but not all, of these changes will be similar across all Apple’s devices, whether that’s macOS, iOS iPadOS, or others.

What’s a computer? The iPad

For me, the big news concerns the iPad, which gains noteworthy improvements that will transform its use. Not only can you open multiple app windows at once, but Apple has done this with a clever and versatile windowing system that even supports windows resizing, pervasive position memory and more. (You can even see all your currently open windows in Expose.)

These multitasking and windowing improvements should make it much easier to engage in professional work on an iPad and are the kind of improvements people have wanted for years. Changes on the iPad extend to the Files app, too, which gets important updates that will make it particularly useful.

Files for the rest of us

All Apple users, not just iPad owners, should see benefits from changes coming to Files. For iPad users, they make it easier to find and work with the files you need, and to add additional sorting options in the Files window; but Files is an app, which implies that at least some of those improvements will be available across other Apple devices. Pro users will likely also appreciate the new ability to customize folders with symbols, emoji, and colors.

The transformation of automation

Apple rolled out improvements in Shortcuts, including the capacity to create them and the ability to use Spotlight to identify and invoke them. And since the Shortcuts you do create can sync across all your devices, users will be able to build powerful productivity shortcuts on one device and use them on another, where they’re supported. This integration is, of course, also reflected by the Liquid Glass UI, which should create a real sense of familiarity as you move from Mac to tablet to iPhone.

Spotlight is evolving

Apple also announced big changes in Spotlight search on the Mac, including intelligent actions built around Shortcuts and Apple Intelligence, as well as Spotlight actions and quick keys; the latter automatically surface actions you might want to take with a Spotlight-selected item and commit those actions from within the search. This is powerful — you can find an item, change and save it, and share it, all from within Spotlight. The software can also learn from what you do, offering personalized actions for what you might want to do. 

“During a search, all results — including files, folders, events, apps, messages, and more — are now listed together and ranked intelligently based on relevance to the user,” Apple said. N”ew filtering options rapidly narrow searches to exactly what a user is looking for, like PDFs or Mail messages. Spotlight can also surface results for documents stored on third-party cloud drives. And when a user doesn’t know exactly what they’re searching for, Spotlight’s new browse views make it easy to scan through their apps, files, clipboard history, and more.”

You can also take hundreds of actions from directly inside Spotlight, such as sending an email or writing a note. While many of these features are being promoted as for the Mac, Spotlight operates across Apple’s platforms, so it will be interesting to see where else these features might show up as beta testing begins and future support rolls out.

App Intents

That brings me to App Intents. App Intents have been around for a while, but the framework will now let developers make actions in their apps in available across the system via Shortcuts or Spotlight. If nothing else this, should make work itself easier to get on with, and as those improvements percolate across Apple’s ecosystem, the hardest task will probably become simply remembering what actions you are able to take.

App Intents also gain support for visual intelligence, which means apps will be able to provide and make use of visual search results.

Etsy CTO Rafe Colburn explained what this means in a statement provided by Apple: “The ability to meet shoppers right on their iPhone with visual intelligence is a meaningful unlock and makes it easier than ever for buyers to quickly discover exactly what they’re looking for while directly supporting small businesses,” he said.

Vision Pro

Enterprises are already using Vision Pro devices, and Apple talked up the spatial computing headset during its WWDC keynote. Given the cost of these devices ($3,499), it is a welcome change that it’s now much easier to share them in workgroups; each user can save their own vision OS profile to their iPhone and then set the vision device up to suit. Apple also unveiled a new Vision Pro tool that lets you save a piece of content as Protected Content. (There are new APIs app developers can use for this, too.) The intention here is to ensure content shared on a Vision Pro doesn’t get shared outside your business.

There’s also support for a new Vision Pro peripheral, one that doesn’t come from Apple. Logitech Muse is a new pen/control device for spatial reality that lets you tweak and draw when working on projects with others. Look to Scroll allows users to explore apps and websites using just their eyes, and users can customize the scroll speed to their liking. Not surprisingly, developers will be able to integrate Look to Scroll into their visionOS apps.

Apple Intelligence was everywhere

Reading between the lines, you can see that artificial intelligence is actually everywhere in this year’s WWDC announcements. One of the biggest announcements does hint at the contextual intelligence Apple has previously told us about: Visual Intelligence now understands what is on screen, lets you ask questions about what you are looking at, and allows you to search for specific items or add events to your calendar. Apple has, of course, made it possible for developers to build support for this feature within their apps. 

“Last year, we took the first steps on a journey to bring users intelligence that’s helpful, relevant, easy to use, and right where users need it, all while protecting their privacy. Now, the models that power Apple Intelligence are becoming more capable and efficient, and we’re integrating features in even more places across each of our operating systems,” said Craig Federighi, Apple’s senior vice president of software engineering.

What this means: developers can now use Apple Intelligence APIs to build its tools within their apps, thanks to the Foundation Models Framework.

Developers can also look forward to Xcode 26, which can connect large language models (LLMs) directly into their coding experience, thanks to built-in support for ChatGPT. (Developers can also use API keys from other providers or run local models to support Xcode.)

Apple Intelligence features will be coming to eight more languages by the end of the year: Danish, Dutch, Norwegian, Portuguese (Portugal), Swedish, Turkish, Chinese (traditional), and Vietnamese. 

Live Translation

Live Translation is profound. It’s built into Messages, FaceTime, and iPhone and runs entirely on device. In use, it can automatically translate messages between languages, offer translated live captions on FaceTime calls, or speak the translation aloud during a conversation while on a phone call. It’s a fantastic feature I can’t wait to try and I expect to see it used in very interesting ways. 

Apple also did confirm a new system to help promote accessibility in apps. Accessibility Nutrition Labels for App Store product pages will let developers tell customers what accessibility features their apps support.

Summing up, even if this is a lean year for flashy announcements, the size of Apple’s ecosystem is now so vast the company is still capable of introducing changes that will delight customers, while also helping them get things done.

Apple rolled out the first betas of the new operating systems on Monday, with public betas following over the next few weeks. So you will be able to see for yourself which improvements make the most difference to you. Follow me through one of the networks below to learn more about these changes as I explore them.

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Sluggish sales of Apple’s Vision Pro mixed reality headset haven’t dampened the company’s enthusiasm for advancing the device’s 3D computing experience, which now incorporates AI to deliver richer context and experiences.

Apple has upgraded the newly renamed visionOS 26 operating system to improve usability, blending AI into the background to enhance images and user interaction, Apple executives said at the company’s Worldwide Developer Conference on Monday.

Apple calls Vision Pro a “spatial computer” in which users can watch movies or interact with digital experiences in the real world using hands, eyes, and other senses.

A new feature called “spatial scenes” uses AI to give a 3D feel to traditional two-dimensional photos, which will be available in the Photos app. The AI model uses computational depth to add more perspectives to images, Haley Allen, senior director of visionOS program management, said during the presentation.

“Spatial scenes will make your web browsing experience more engaging, too,” Allen said.

In Safari, users will be able to select a feature called “spatial browsing” to view two-dimensional inline photos in supported articles in a three-dimensional format. Apple also introduced a curated app called “spatial gallery” to showcase curated spatial image content.

And the company is making major AI-driven changes to its Persona feature, which will now create more realistic avatars of users for the FaceTime video chat application. Previous avatars had lifelike renditions, but the updated Personas will be more personal and familiar, Allen said.

“Hair, lashes, complexion, all look remarkably accurate,” Allen said.

Apple also added many AI-driven improvements to apps such as Image Playground, which are supported across Apple devices. Apple has updated Image Playground to create more creative emojis by tapping into OpenAI’s ChatGPT AI application, which supports text and image creation.

The company also introduced a variety of non-AI features.

Vision Pro users will now be able to access widgets using their headset. The widgets will remain fixed within the visual field and will be clearly accessible at all times, Mike Rockwell, vice president of the Vision Products Group, said during a pre-recorded Apple video detailing the new features.

Widgets such as calendar and battery indicator are already popular in macOS. The company also introduced new widgets, such as a circular clock, music, real-time weather, and photos that can show snapshots of pictures from personal collections.

The widgets are blended into a user interface built around the new “liquid design” color scheme, which focuses on sharp colors and window edges.

Users can also now share Vision Pro experiences with others, which could help enterprises collaborate on three-dimensional engineering and design applications. Teams in hundreds of companies already use Vision Pro headsets for design, sales, training, and more, Rockwell said.

With that in mind, companies can also now create a pool of Vision Pro devices that can be shared among team members and guest users. Users can save their hand, eye, accessibility, and prescription information to their iPhone and activate a shared headset.

Apple also added new APIs such as “Protected Content,” which can show confidential materials to authorized users.

The company is also adding new input options such as the Logitech Muse, a pen-like device that can be used to draw within the 3D interface, and support for the Sony PlayStation VR2 Sense Controller; the latter can be worn on the hand to play motion-controlled video games within the headset.

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Although the US unemployment rate held steady at 4.2% in May with 139,000 jobs added to the US workforce, nearly 100,000 layoffs were also announced — up 47% from last year, according to new data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics and others. Tech and federal cuts led the way in layoffs, driven by economic pressure, programmatic firings and AI-driven shifts in workforce needs, according to outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas.

Technology remains a top sector for cuts amid ongoing disruptions, according to the firm’s data. In May, tech companies announced 10,598 layoffs, bringing the 2025 total to 74,716; that’s up 35% from 55,207 at the same time last year.

“Tariffs, funding cuts, consumer spending, and overall economic pessimism are putting intense pressure on companies’ workforces. Companies are spending less, slowing hiring, and sending layoff notices,” Andrew Challenger, senior vice president of Challenger, Gray & Christmas, said in a statement.

Uneasiness continues to weigh on tech hiring, according to CompTIA, a provider of IT training and certification products. The unemployment rate for tech jobs in May was 3.4%, roughly in line with April’s 3.5%, CompTIA data showed. The tech unemployment rate continues to sit below the national rate.

CompTIA

Tech sector companies added a modest 1,571 net new employees in May, analysis of the BLS jobs report by CompTIA showed. Job growth in cloud infrastructure and tech services was offset by reductions in the telecommunications sector.

Tech employment across the broader economy declined by an estimated 131,000 positions. “With prior month employment gains, tech occupation employment remains in the positive for the year,” CompTIA said.

“It is undoubtedly a challenging time for employers and job seekers facing uncertainty on multiple fronts,” said Tim Herbert, CompTIA’s chief research officer. “At the same time, it requires taking a measured approach given the data continues to hold up reasonably well.”

One bright spot for tech hires in May was the finance and insurance industry, which collectively saw a 21% increase in new tech job postings; new tech job openings also rose by 16% in the retail sector, according to CompTIA.

Even so, tech layoffs have continued as AI adoption soars and economic pressures drive a major shift toward new roles and skills in the workforce. “AI isn’t replacing jobs,” said Kye Mitchell, president of tech workforce staffing firm Experis US. “It’s fundamentally redefining how work gets done. We’re seeing AI augment skillsets and make professionals more capable, faster, and able to focus on higher-value work.”

Technology only displaces jobs when about 80% of tasks can be automated — and AI isn’t close to doing that, said Mitchell. Right now, AI is enhancing skills, boosting productivity, and freeing up time for higher-value work.

Hiring for AI positions and those requiring AI skills continues to grow rapidly, according to a CompTIA analysis of data from Lightcast and Stanford University study. CompTIA found that employer job postings related to AI are up 117% year-to-date year-over-year.

Challenger, Gray & Christmas

Skills-based hiring remains core to many employers’ recruiting strategies. About half of all tech job postings did not specify a need for a four-year academic degree, seeking instead a combination of work experience, training and industry-recognized certification, according to CompTIA’s and other data.

Even so, employers are hesitant to hire. “Economic uncertainty is absolutely creating a cautious hiring environment, but it’s more complex than tariffs alone,” Mitchell said. “Our data shows employers adopting a ‘wait and watch’ stance as they monitor economic signals, with job openings down 11% year-over-year.”

Still, the tech job market is adjusting as AI adoption grows. AI skill mentions in job postings fell 10% in May but are still up 10% for the year, showing steady demand, Mitchell said.

The tech industry had been nearly bullet-proof from mass layoffs prior to 2022. After a hiring surge between 2020 and 2022 to meet digitization efforts as more people worked from home, the market shifted and began slashing jobs to readjust to the new reality.

Tech companies such Google, Amazon, Meta (Facebook) and others laid off tens of thousands of workers  as an adjustment to over-hiring during the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2023 alone, 1,186 tech companies laid off about 262,682 staff, compared to 164,969 layoffs in 2022.

In January 2024, job cuts leaped 136% over December and hit a 10-month high, according to Challenger, Gray & Christmas.

While the labor market remained steady, there are signs that hiring across the board is softening. Open job postings fell 7% this year and new postings dropped 16% in the past month — the first full contraction of 2025. Year-to-date, new postings are flat compared to last year, according to Ger Doyle, ManpowerGroup’s regional president for North America. Doyle, however, was optimistic.

“This is a chill, not a freeze,” he said. “Workers and employers are holding steady, awaiting clarity.”

For example, he said, project management roles are up 483% year-over-year, and as the broader outlook improves, a rebound could follow, he added.

 Demand for data roles is surging as companies shift from AI experiments to execution. Database architect postings are up 2,140% year-over-year, with data scientist postings up 280% — clear signs of companies building the backbone for an AI-driven future, Experis’s data showed.

“This shift is also reshaping how talent enters the industry. Entry-level opportunities are becoming more limited, making it harder for recent graduates to gain a foothold,” Mitchell said. “For those looking to break in, deep analytical and technical skills are no longer optional.”

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To get some sense of the speed with which we’re hurtling into dystopia, it’s always worth taking a look at Apple’s latest Transparency Report; it shows the extent to which governments are requesting information about people, the ways in which they seek it, and the scale at which the requests are made.

The report itself is a little inexact — this particular edition has been updated with information covering January-June 2024, meaning we have no insight into data requests across the last 12 months.  There are also limits to what Apple can say. The company isn’t always permitted to be completely transparent in the information it shares about these requests, and in some territories it might no longer be permitted to decline some data requests.

The report has some concerning insights about the UK, where the government has decided people shouldn’t even be made aware of the extent to which it uses digital devices for state surveillance. 

Which nation makes the most requests per head?

Ignorance is bliss, I suppose — but US politicians are not at all happy with the UK approach. That’s not surprising when you consider that on first glance, at least, the UK as a nation makes far more requests per head of population than most other countries.

This indicates the extent to which the nation, already insisting on deeply unsafe backdoors into personal data, is using technology to monitor people.

Returning to the Transparency Report, Apple shares information concerning several categories of data request:

Device Requests

Financial Identifiers

Account

Account Preservation

Account Restriction/Deletion

Push Token

Emergency

US National Security

US Private Party

Digital Content Provider Requests

App Removal

The US continues to lead the world in the sheer number of such requests made. 

No other nation, not even China, makes anything like as many. You can see for yourself, but China (population 1.4 billion) made 1,212 device requests, 465 financial identifier requests and 398 account requests (and one emergency request) in the reporting period, while the US (with 340 million residents) made 12,043 device requests, 1,341 financial identifier requests, 12,812 account, and 793 emergency requests.

The UK (population 68 million) made 2,925 device requests, 138 financial identifier requests, 2,550 account, and 726 emergency requests. By those numbers, the UK makes more requests per head. 

Fun with numbers

Except, that isn’t quite true; while China made just 1,212 device requests, it specified 365,980 devices within those requests — and Apple complied with 96% of the requests.

In the UK, those 2,925 device requests specified 8,211 devices, and Apple complied 78% of the time. In the US, 42,747 devices were specified and 86% of those requests were met. 

Fun with numbers aside, it’s pretty clear that all three nations are united by their zeal to access this kind of information, more so than anyone else, except possibly Brazil. (Brazil, with a population of 211 million, made 8,776 device requests and specified 42,276 devices in those requests, to which Apple complied 78% of the time.)

Looking through the data, on the basis of the number of requests made per unit of population, the UK has the dubious distinction of being the most invasive government in the world.

Though it is important to note that Apple exists under different legislation in each nation, which means it may not be able to report some of the information it has — we just don’t know whether that is the case.

Top of the spooks

There are other highlights. The data shows a surge in US (and global) requests for Push Token data. This is data that can identify which device receives a specific notification from an app and can sometimes help access message content. The report reveals that requests for this kind of data have surged, but indicates Apple is approving fewer of them. Another trend seems to be an increase in requests for financial identifiers, which generally seek information concerning fraudulent transactions. Taiwan is the world champion in making such requests and Apple complies with 97% of those. The US, Japan, and Germany are also high in the list. 

Account requests are also increasing fast and in this category the UK is up there with Germany, Japan, China, and Brazil, with the US accounting for over half of all such requests worldwide. Data requests made in the cause of US national security have also increased. 

Transparency, where possible

Finally, while all this information is interesting, it really has to be read with a pinch of salt, since in at least some of these cases the information Apple is permitted to report may, or may not, enable it to be completely transparent with the information it shares. 

All the same, the implication is that data privacy continues to be something that must be fought for. “This is surveillance,” as Apple CEO Tim Cook told European privacy commissioners in 2018. Seven years later, of course, Europe is insisting Apple make your data more easily available to third-party firms. George Orwell’s book 1984 was, it seems, an instruction manual after all.

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When it comes to Apple, all eyes are on AI. Generative AI (genAI) is the most disruptive technology we’ve seen in years; it is weaving itself into all parts of life – so why should IT management be left unscathed? It won’t be, and the latest AI-powered IT management features within the Jamf platform will soon be the kind of tools IT expects.

Jamf is a leading Apple-in-the-enterprise device management (and security vendor recently began offering enterprise support for Android devices). The company has been working away on AI features to support its solutions for some time, and has at last introduced some of these at its Jamf Nation Live event. The tools are designed to boost efficiency and support better decision-making when it comes to handling your fleets.

Of course, you’d expect anyone fielding genAI solutions to say something like that, so what do these tools do?

Introducing Jamf AI Assistant

Available as a beta, AI Assistant is designed to support tech support! That means it will help IT admins find what they need and help them understand how and why devices they do find are configured. Jamf splits these two paths into two categories: Search skill and Explain skill.

Search skill lets admins perform natural language inventory queries across their managed fleets, enabling them to quickly find devices within their flotilla that meet the search parameters. The goal is to make it quicker and easier to audit managed devices for compliance, and to troubleshoot when things go wrong.

Explain skill caters to another facet of an IT admin’s daily challenges. As Jamf explains, it means the genAI can translate complex configurations and policies into clear, easy-to-understand language. This helps admins make informed decisions, streamline troubleshooting and manage policies more confidently, says Jamf.

While these new Jamf tools don’t automate much of the workload facing IT, it’s not hard to see how once the AI can understand what’s happening on a Mac and identify those devices that meet a set of parameters, the only missing piece is to automate some of the workflow in between.

This, of course, is the direction of travel and will likely ripple across IT and every platform. Who knows, it might even make the cost of supporting Windows fleets almost as affordable as that of managing fleets of Apple devices. (Though I doubt it.)

Beyond AI

Jamf also made a handful of announcements outside of AI, including the general availability of Blueprints, a set of tools the company announced at JNUC last year. Blueprints builds on Apple’s Declarative Device Management framework and is designed to simplify and accelerate device configuration by consolidating policies, profiles and restrictions into a single, unified workflow.

This makes a lot of sense on a road map to further AI deployment, as well as for anyone attempting to manage and deploy large Apple fleets. I imagine admins preparing for mammoth college- or school-wide deployments will have some optimism that Blueprints could help save time. Don’t neglect that education tech is expected to deploy thousands of devices in a few weeks, so these tools should be significant to them.

Jamf continues working on Blueprints, and has introduced a beta release of Configuration Profiles within Blueprints. This tech consists of a new dynamic framework designed to help teams manage devices at scale, thanks to the new dynamic framework for MDM key delivery.

Ticket to ride

Jamf has offered a Self Service+ portal since earlier this year. Aimed at end-users, the system lets users request, download and update apps, as well as monitor their device security. Those features have been expanded with identity management tools, so users can view their accounts change passwords, and request things like temporary admin access.

The beauty of Self Service+ is that it enables users to do these things autonomously while keeping their devices fully auditable and compliant. The idea is that it’s a lot better to focus the expensive tech support teams on the big problems, rather than seeing them bogged down in small, transient (albeit important), challenges. 

The company also introduced Compliance Benchmarks. Based on Apple’s macOS Security Compliance Project (mSCP), this system helps IT automate the process of securing their Apple devices.

Jamf has also added malware detection to its App Installers module, which means every application made available through that system is scanned to maintain security confidence. That’s really important to companies attempting to provision apps to employees, particularly if they want to avoid accidental installs of hacked malware posing as the original app.

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The UK government wants businesses to stop thinking of AI adoption as a tech challenge and start treating it as a people problem. In its latest push for adopting responsible generative AI, it has introduced a voluntary framework urging enterprises to look beyond code and focus on culture, behavior, and day-to-day human decisions.

At the core of this approach are two practical tools — “The People Factor” and “Mitigating Hidden AI Risks”— that are designed to help organizations tackle issues often buried under the hype — overconfidence in automation, eroded human judgment, and silent resistance from users. These risks, the government said, are just as dangerous as biased models or hallucinating chatbots.

Structured around an Adopt, Sustain, Optimize(ASO) model, the guidance shifts emphasis from regulation, such as the EU’s AI Act, to readiness, internal governance, and real-world usability. It’s aimed at CIOs, digital leaders, and governance heads tasked with scaling AI without losing sight of human oversight.

While the framework is technically non-binding, it doesn’t feel optional, and complements the AI Playbook for the UK Government and the UK Government’s Service Standard. With $34 billion (£25 billion) already committed to UK data centers and another $19 billion (£14 billion) aimed at driving AI adoption across industries, it’s clear that it’s part of the UK’s national strategy.

“These frameworks have created the structural integrity needed for responsible, enterprise-wide AI adoption,” said Prabhat Mishra, Analyst at QKS Group. Voluntary frameworks and internal governance models are being operationalized, not just theorized, stated Mishra.

That’s already playing out inside the government. The UK’s own Communication Service used the framework to build and scale “Assist,” a homegrown generative AI tool now in use across 200 departments and public bodies, with a 70% adoption rate and rising. For many organizations, that case study may make ASO feel less like guidance and more like a playbook.

The human-centric core of the ASO model

The framework’s three-phase approach — Adopt, Sustain, Optimize — addresses the human dimensions of AI integration. In the Adopt phase, organizations confront adoption barriers head-on, with specific protocols for identifying and addressing employee skepticism.

“AI implementation can’t be solely techno-centric,” asserted the framework. “It must consider the people involved, their needs, and the barriers they may experience in adopting and using AI effectively and safely, to ensure that the benefits can be realised.” 

Research cited in the documents reveals a significant trust gap, with 50% of UK adults reporting no daily AI use, with only 5% being frequent users. The model seeks to bridge this gap by making AI approachable, not intimidating.

“Sustain” shifts focus to long-term governance challenges, prescribing continuous training regimens and support structures. The guidance emphasizes that technical implementation represents just one component. Successful adoption requires equal attention to behavioral adaptation and process redesign.

The final “Optimize” phase introduces mechanisms for ongoing refinement, including bias monitoring and over-reliance safeguards. The Mitigating Hidden AI Risks Toolkit equips teams with tools like the Hidden Risks Register to spot and tackle subtle issues, including unintended biases that creep into decision-making.

The ASO model also builds on earlier government work, especially its January 2025 report — New Guidance for Evaluating the Impact of AI Tools — which laid out methods to assess AI’s broader economic, societal, and environmental implications. 

Tackling the invisible risks of AI adoption

The framework delivers a sobering critique of current AI safety measures. “None of the existing — predominantly technical — approaches to AI safety are equipped to handle these ‘hidden’ risks,’” the report stated bluntly.

While public anxiety focuses on dramatic AI failures — deepfake scams, biased hiring algorithms, or chatbots fabricating information — the Hidden Risks Toolkit reveals how mundane workplace habits often prove more damaging.

The toolkit maps six categories of such vulnerabilities, spanning user behavior, workplace culture, accountability gaps, and decision fatigue. It’s a shift in mindset from building smarter algorithms to designing safer systems of use.

This behavioral shift mirrors changes in the private sector. “The UK’s voluntary framework is a thoughtful step,” said Mishra. “Firms like Tech Mahindra are adopting Sovereign AI models that respect local data, cultural norms, and legal limits — without sacrificing scale.” Similar efforts are underway at TCS with geo-fenced LLMs for financial clients, and at Capgemini, where ‘Responsible AI by Design’ is being tailored to meet EU AI Act requirements, according to Mishra.

But as AI deployments accelerate, so do the stakes. “For enterprises racing to scale AI, guardrails are no longer optional,” warned Abhishek Ks Gupta, partner and national sector leader at KPMG India. “What was once about risk mitigation is now existential.”

ASO’s implementation barriers

The ASO model’s human-centric approach marks a major advance in AI governance, but real-world adoption faces significant hurdles. Traditional industries, like manufacturing, struggle with psychological safety audits in hierarchical cultures where employees may hesitate to critique AI systems.

For multinationals, the framework adds complexity to an already fragmented regulatory landscape. “Juggling country-specific AI rules isn’t sustainable,” Mishra said. “That’s why standards like ISO 42001 and the OECD AI Principles are critical—they let companies build one governance foundation for multiple jurisdictions.” While innovative, it risks becoming another silo unless aligned with global norms, said Mishra. “Divergence could hinder international adoption.”

However, the framework arrives at a pivotal moment in AI governance maturity. “We’ve moved beyond treating responsible AI as an optional add-on,” Mishra said. “Leading organizations now bake in explainability, audit capabilities, and bias detection from the initial design phase, and these aren’t afterthoughts but core requirements.”

Mishra stressed that the framework’s success rests on global alignment. With shared standards and intuitive tools, ASO could guide firms to embrace AI responsibly, not just rush its rollout.

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Microsoft has tapped LinkedIn CEO Ryan Roslansky for a dual role leading Microsoft Office and M365 Copilot as the tech company looks to dominate in the enterprise productivity space.

Roslansky will continue to serve as LinkedIn CEO, reporting to Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, as he takes on his new role as EVP of Office under EVP Rajesh Jha. He announced the promotion on LinkedIn.

The popular social and recruiting platform for enterprise professionals has steadily increased its revenues and launched new AI-powered products under Roslansky’s leadership, and Microsoft’s move reflects its intent to go all-in on AI.

“LinkedIn has been especially successful at building and extending products over time,” said Hyoun Park, CEO and chief analyst at Amalgam Insights. “There is no doubt that Microsoft wants to bring that expertise to  Microsoft 365, especially in the adoption of Copilot.”

Successful product leader turned CEO

Roslansky will now oversee Office M365 productivity software, which includes Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Teams. Microsoft’s AI assistant, M365 Copilot, which launched in 2020, will also be under his purview.

Roslansky has spent 16 years at LinkedIn, five of those as its CEO. Previously, he was SVP of products and content at Glam Media, and general manager and product manager at Yahoo.

Microsoft bought LinkedIn for $27 billion in 2016, and in his LinkedIn post, Roslansky called it “one of Microsoft’s most successful acquisitions.” The platform for connecting business professionals achieved $16.37 billion in revenues in 2024, up from $14.9 billion in 2022. LinkedIn has launched numerous AI products in recent years, including AI-assisted messaging, search, and projects, automated follow-ups, gauging candidate likelihood of interest, and resumé search.

“Roslansky is a successful product leader turned CEO of a subsidiary company,” said Jeremy Roberts, senior director of research and content at Info-Tech Research Group. “He has a good track record of growing LinkedIn’s revenue year-over-year and largely keeping the platform out of trouble.”

Roberts noted that his product bona fides will be “especially useful” as Microsoft figures out how to fit Copilot into its broader product offerings and consolidate its AI strategy between divisions.

Amalgam Insights’ Park pointed out that every enterprise application vendor “desperately” wants to own the business AI usage market, and Microsoft is looking to increase the amount of screen time users have with Office 365.

“Roslansky‘s success in building LinkedIn as a platform demonstrates the potential to have similar success with 365,” he said.

Redefining Microsoft and LinkedIn

In his LinkedIn post, Roslansky called Microsoft Office “one of the most iconic product suites in history” that has “shaped how the world works, literally.” He noted that he is coming into the role in “a new, exciting era where productivity, connection, and AI are converging at scale.”

“Both Office and LinkedIn are used daily by professionals globally, and I’m looking forward to redefining ourselves in this new world,” he wrote.

Roberts noted that pushing deeper integration between its product lines and de-duplicating development efforts is probably also part of Microsoft’s motive for the hire. However, it doesn’t necessarily mean that there will be all sorts of Microsoft Office features natively built into LinkedIn, such as the ability to ask Copilot to build a slideshow in PowerPoint from within LinkedIn, but he believes we could see some rationalization of back-end platforms and services.

“LinkedIn has operated quite independently, so this could be part of a broader effort to fold it in, realize some efficiencies, and further Microsoft’s AI ambitions,” said Roberts. On the other hand, it could also be a circumstance where Microsoft had a product in need of a leader, and a successful product leader looking to expand his portfolio.

Roberts also emphasized that being in charge of Microsoft Office and M365 Copilot is not the same as being in charge of Microsoft 365, which includes enterprise mobility and security, Windows 11, and a number of other applications.

“So it’s both big news and a relatively minor shakeup, depending on what Nadella intends with this move,” said Roberts.

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