Artificial Intelligence is transforming how organisations operate. While AI adoption accelerates, internal governance frameworks often lag behind. Many businesses assume their existing policies are sufficient but AI introduces distinct legal, operational, and ethical risks that require a targeted response. Organisations can no longer rely on policies drafted before the introduction of AI tools, given the risks of intellectual property exposure, data protection breaches, and regulatory non-compliance.

A carefully designed Internal AI Policy provides a structured and legally defensible foundation for responsible AI adoption. It establishes clear governance and accountability mechanisms, defines ethical and compliant AI use standards, safeguards data and confidential information, and provides practical guidance for safe implementation across the organisation.

DGKV’s team, Violetta Kunze and Georgi Sulev prepared the publication below, outlining the core requirements for an effective internal AI policy, which we would like to share with our clients and other stakeholders.