Emerging Technology Considerations

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AI risks: data bias, explainability, model drift, human oversight, change control over retraining
Using AI never transfers accountability — management still owns the estimate
Blockchain: immutable append-only (errors fixed by offsetting entry), consensus, smart contracts execute automatically
Blockchain proves recording integrity, not authorization, valuation, or existence
IoT: default credentials, unpatched firmware → network segmentation is the key control