The Alignment Illusion: Why CMOs Are the Last to Know When Healthcare AI Fails
Chapter 14 · AI in the Field, Vol. 1: The Human Side of AI (curated by Alicia Lyttle).
Brenda Y. Meredith, COL (Ret.), is a co-author of Chapter 14, “The Alignment Illusion: Why CMOs Are the Last to Know When Healthcare AI Fails,” in AI in the Field, Vol. 1: The Human Side of AI (curated by Alicia Lyttle).
The chapter examines the leadership and organizational conditions that determine whether consequential AI commitments can withstand pressure without relying on assumption.
The Alignment Illusion is one of 29 chapters in AI in the Field, Vol. 1: The Human Side of AI. See the full volume, its contributors, and how to order a signed copy.
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