CORPORATE GOVERNANCE IN THE CONTEXT OF DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION: THE ROLE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

Abstract

The digitalization of corporate governance, particularly via the integration of AI, represents a profound transformation that is redefining traditional practices. The rising use of artificial intelligence technologies, including generative AI tools, in organizations is undeniable. The article attempts to summarize the existing trends in AI incorporation in corporate governance and outline patterns of appropriate benefits and challenges. The analysis showed that as these systems become increasingly integrated into organizational practices and processes, organizations benefit from AI in both routine and highly complex tasks and decision-making. AI has developed as a key concern when contemplating the future of organizations and organizing. The ability of AI to act autonomously distinguishes it from technologies historically used in organizations. This autonomy also gives rise to new forms of organizing with a non-human actor and challenges existing conceptualizations of technology in organization studies. As AI contributes to the automation of many aspects of management and impacting organizational dynamics, it has emerged as a very significant organizational phenomenon that entails both theoretical challenges and opportunities for management and organization studies scholars.