AI Industry Debates: Is 'Head of Governance' Just a BS Job?
devanshmehta · x · 2026-08-12
A discussion has emerged within the AI industry regarding the role of governance. An initial provocative take called the 'Head of Governance' position a 'BS job' 90% of the time.
A more nuanced follow-up argued that governance teams often mistakenly view their mission as abstractly 'solving governance' rather than designing systems to help their product dominate. The consensus is that governance should serve the product, rather than the product funding fancy governance experiments.
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