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A vezetés az AI és az ágensek korában, hetente válogatva

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Aug 17–23, 2026 · 35 stories · 5 of them from Hungary
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állásfoglalás · globális

AI risk becomes a board liability, with director duties and failures reaching the boardroom

Lawyer Mint (17 Aug) and BankInfoSecurity (18 Aug) report that AI risk has become a question of board liability. A UK analysis (20 Aug) discusses how directors can meet their legal duties. According to AI In The C Suite, companies indicate that failures are already reaching boards.

Aug 17, 2026 · 9 sources

Who is affected and how

igazgatósági tag
Build AI into the regular risk agenda and ask for documented evidence of controls.
survey · United States

Fortune: C-suite does not know who is in charge of trillion-dollar AI spending

Fortune reports (20 Aug) that companies are spending heavily on AI, yet the leadership team does not know who is in charge of it. Deloitte research (18 Aug) shows a similar picture: CTOs, CISOs and…

igazgatósági tagAsk management whose name stands behind the results and risks of AI investments.utánpótlás · globális

AI may hollow out the leadership pipeline as junior tasks disappear

Several analyses published on 17–18 August say AI is taking over simple tasks and so cutting the channel that produces future senior leaders. Companies need to create situations in which young…

HR-vezetőRedesign entry-level roles and development paths so that junior work does not vanish through automation.survey · United States

Deloitte: most US companies fail to move AI agents beyond experimentation

Deloitte surveyed 501 US business leaders on agentic AI (17 Aug). It found most companies stuck at the pilot stage, with only 15% reaching multi-agent deployment. HR Dive's summary of the findings…

középvezetőExpect your team to take on supervising agents, so assess its readiness now.szervezeti döntés · globális

Chief AI officer appointments continue as some companies lose their AI leaders

Sonata Software appointed Hariprasad Rebala (17 Aug) and Bank of Ireland named Prag Sharma, its first CAIO (18 Aug). Target, Vockan, Monte Carlo and Rackspace, among others, have created similar…

igazgatósági tagAsk about the CAIO's remit and reporting line relative to the CIO and the CISO.HR-vezetőPrepare for planning AI leadership roles and succession, and for the risk of short-tenure appointments.

Hungary

állásfoglalásCSR Hungary: AI is no longer just an IT issue as leadership responsibility enters a new phaseigazgatósági tagInclude AI in the board's remit.állásfoglalásShadow AI at Hungarian firms: 'we only ask ChatGPT occasionally' still counts as AI useSME ownerUnregulated chatbot use is also a data protection and liability risk.állásfoglalásDo Hungarian SMEs need a dedicated chief AI officer?SME ownerDecide whether a separate AI lead is needed or whether assigning the task to an existing manager is enough.állásfoglalásAI decision support for business leaders: more data, but accountability staysSME ownerUse AI to gather and organise information, but the decision and the accountability remain yours.állásfoglalásWhat is a degree worth in the AI age? Judgment and leadership skills gain valueHR-vezetőIn job ads and hiring, assess judgment and communication skills as well.

More key stories of the week

research · global

Live experiment tests whether AI models can be trusted with business decisions under pressure

A live business simulation examined the honesty, discipline and decision quality of different AI models (21 August). The experiment tests whether they can be trusted to run real companies.

igazgatósági tagFor decisions made or prepared by AI, require human approval and review points.survey · global

HFS Research: executives increasingly see AI reliability as the main problem

HFS Research reported on 17 August that executives increasingly regard AI reliability as the main issue.

középvezetőExpect that checking AI outputs will become your responsibility.survey · United States

The AI optimism gap and keeping worker trust: leaders at 76%, employees at 31%

Reports put leaders' optimism about AI at 76% and employees' at 31% (17 August). According to Mercer, 53% of workers worry about lacking future skills (18 August), and US companies are working to…

HR-vezetőMeasure the gap between leaders' and employees' AI optimism, and introduce open communication.középvezetőAddress the team's fears openly, because trust is a precondition for AI adoption.survey · global

Gallup: managers are key to AI adoption, but many companies do not support them

A Gallup analyst said managers are the main factor in AI adoption, but many companies lack support for them (17–18 August). Related analyses argue that the middle manager's role is not disappearing…

középvezetőAI oversight and supervision of human-agent teams are becoming part of the managerial remit, so ask for training and authority.HR-vezetőTreat manager training as a critical path of AI adoption.survey · global

Hidden AI use: half of workers do not admit it, and executives use unsanctioned AI twice as often

A survey found that 52% of workers hesitate to admit using AI, and that leaders are teaching them to do so (17 August). According to Okoone, senior executives use shadow AI at twice the rate of…

HR-vezetőAssess the extent of concealment and make it safe to disclose AI use.középvezetőDo not punish admitting AI use, because secrecy undermines team trust and oversight.állásfoglalás · globális

Analyses: most AI agents reach production without sign-off, so the release gate should be an executive decision

Several analyses (Aug. 17–18) say most AI agents reach production without approval, so the deployment gate should be a leadership decision. IBM says managers leading mixed teams of people and agents…

HR-vezetőAdd agents to the access and role registers as well, and have HR take a part in governing them.középvezetőLearn to assess and review what agents can do.survey

DLA Piper report: ANZ decision-makers confident on AI but concerned about governance and accountability gaps

A DLA Piper report published on 17–18 August found that senior decision-makers in Australia and New Zealand are confident about AI while flagging gaps in governance and accountability.

igazgatósági tagUse the report as a benchmark for measuring the gap between confidence and governance maturity.survey · global

Study: CEOs overestimate how ready managers are for AI-related difficult conversations

A PI study found that CEOs overestimate how prepared managers are for difficult conversations brought on by AI (18 August). Korn Ferry found that managers cannot explain AI-linked pay cuts, and Miami…

HR-vezetőBuild a communication and training programme for managers on difficult AI-related conversations, including those about pay.középvezetőPractise explaining workplace changes and the role of agents to your team.állásfoglalás · globális

When AI explains its decision, humans may stop thinking independently

A CIO article says AI decisions accompanied by explanations may reduce independent human thinking (20 August). Another analysis says leaders fear teams are becoming overly dependent on AI and losing…

középvezetőRegularly seek dissenting views and independent reasoning before accepting AI outputs.szervezeti döntés · globális

Telstra and 360 tie executive bonuses and performance to AI results

Telstra is linking senior executive bonuses to measurable AI impact (17 August). Zhou Hongyi, head of China's 360, announced an AI-native organisational transformation in an internal letter, under…

HR-vezetőThe pay framework must define what counts as an AI result and how to prevent gaming of the metrics.igazgatósági tagThe remuneration committee can use AI-linked incentives to strengthen accountability.survey · United Kingdom

aibl survey: leaders who use AI get better results, with governance and capability the difference

The aibl surveyed 755 UK mid-sized company leaders (17 August). It found that leaders who use AI achieve better results, and that governance and capabilities, not budget, separate leaders from…

SME ownerUse AI yourself and build governance rules, because this is what distinguishes leaders from laggards.állásfoglalás · globális

Gartner: AI transformation is a shared responsibility of HR and IT leaders

Gartner says redesigning workflows is a joint leadership task for HR and IT (17 Aug). The analyst firm calls shared CHRO-CIO ownership a critical condition for AI transformation.

HR-vezetőTake a seat at the AI workforce-planning table as a co-owner with the CIO, not as an after-the-fact training provider.

In brief

researchMeasuring whether AI is really behind layoffs or it is just AI-washingHR-vezetőIn communicating layoffs, avoid unfounded AI explanations and have evidence behind them.igazgatósági tagAsk for data on whether AI is actually causing the headcount changes.állásfoglalásAnalyses say AI adoption is an organisational change-management task, not a technology oneközépvezetőClarify expectations and give the team regular feedback.szervezeti döntésCVS, Anthropic and BigBear.ai add executives with AI experience to their boardsigazgatósági tagAssess the board's composition: does it include someone who can meaningfully judge AI risks and opportunities?caseOpenAI executives leave as Brockman plays down concerns over leadership changesállásfoglalásAccountability gap: who answers for the outcome when the algorithm gets it wrong?középvezetőSet out when an AI recommendation may be overridden and who bears the consequences.igazgatósági tagAsk for a map of accountability across AI systems.caseMcKinsey: 40,000 humans and 25,000 AI agents; AWS's agentic lessons for CEOssurveyUK survey: more than a third of employees say an AI manager could boost productivityközépvezetőSome of your reports are already open to AI management, so clarify where a human manager adds more.HR-vezetőWhen designing AI oversight roles, also measure how employees receive them.utánpótlásANS Academy launches AI leadership apprenticeship programmeHR-vezetőThe apprenticeship is an external training option for building AI skills in the leadership pipeline.surveyWorkplace survey: employees trust coworkers before AIközépvezetőHuman judgement stays in the decision chain, so reinforce it within the team.HR-vezetőState in the AI policy that AI supports but does not replace the accountable person.surveyMost business leaders expect AI to grow workforces, not shrink themHR-vezetőIn headcount planning, model the growth scenario as well, not only the downsizing one.researchResearcher: AI should transform the strategy process but never make the final callsurveyLinkedIn: women hold just 13% of AI executive jobs globallyHR-vezetőIn succession planning for AI leadership roles, manage gender balance deliberately.igazgatósági tagAsk about the composition of the candidate pool for CAIO and other AI leadership roles.caseQueensland transport department uses Copilot to manage its A$10bn budgetközépvezetőAn AI tool appearing in budget management signals a shift in decision support.

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