Andi McAleer

In an industry where content is the product, AI governance and decision making involves carefully maintaining a balance between risk to assets and potential value. Andi, Head of Data and AI Governance at the Financial Times, shares how a 135-year-old premium news organisation effectively governs a wide programme of AI-enabled solutions and experiments that enable experimentation without undermining their intellectual property or journalistic integrity

·       Creating flexible, multi-tiered governance tools that serve different stakeholder needs—from quick checklists to comprehensive consultations

·       Positioning AI governance as an innovation partner rather than a gatekeeper through approachable, frictionless processes

·       Developing practical methods to evaluate AI use cases against ethical frameworks while maintaining competitive advantage

·       Navigating the tension between exploring new AI-driven business models and safeguarding premium content value