The fun, carefree days of AI experimentation are nearly at an end, with swathes of compliance legislation inbound to control AI usage among employees. There’s also pressure on how AI-generated results and data accuracy is checked. Not that you would know from the small number of firms reporting as ready for business-wide compliance.
With the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) continuing to impose record-breaking fines, and other governance on the cards. Helping support businesses tackle compliance in today’s fast-paced regulatory landscape, Skillcast has launched Aida. The AI-powered digital assistant is built to boost employee engagement with accurate, confidential responses that are aligned with company policies.
Aida is specifically tailored for compliance training. The application simplifies the learning process by guiding users to act in accordance with existing company policies and evolving regulatory standards.
AI fought the law, and the law wins
The digital assistant is unique due to its intelligent AI model, powered by an organisation’s own policies and systems, combined with Skillcast’s broad range of ready-made compliance eLearning courses and curated content from legislation.
The launch comes as a recent Skillcast survey found that 78% cite data privacy compliance as their greatest concern when adopting AI within their organisation, followed by a lack of human oversight in AI decision-making (52%).
Unlike other tools that depend on generic external data, Aida draws on a business’s own internal compliance hub to generate accurate and policy-aligned responses that remain confidential to each user.
Survey shows low awareness of AI regulations
The survey of over 200 business decision-makers also found that only 2.8% of businesses are feeling ‘very prepared’ to comply with emerging AI regulations, and 29% of organisations deem AI compliance training essential, while 43% are actively exploring implementation.
Aida delivers bite-sized, personalised modules tailored to the specific individual employee needs. The learning content is laser-focused, engaging and relevant for more accessible and less overwhelming compliance training. It delivers fast, accurate answers alongside targeted support, turning dull training into real-time conversations when navigating company policies.
“Aida represents a major leap forward in how we deliver compliance training. It not only improves knowledge retention but also supports better decision-making in the workplace. A company’s compliance is only as resilient as the staff implementing it, and with Aida, we ensure that compliance messages are heard by every employee within an organisation, empowering them to navigate compliance challenges with confidence. Vivek Dodd, CEO at Skillcast said.
“Our goal has always been to make compliance more engaging and effective and Aida is a big step in that direction. It empowers employees to take ownership of their learning journey, ask questions in the moment and get concise, accurate answers from the organisation’s own information. This not only makes compliance training more accessible, but also ensures it’s relevant and responsive. Compliance shouldn’t feel like a chore, and with AI enhancements, it doesn’t.” He continued.
Making AI compliance easy
Early adopters have positively fed back about Aida’s ease of use, quick and clear responses and helpful guidance on complex topics. Users have reported one benefit of Aida as feeling “more like you’re talking to a colleague in HR, rather than completing a box-ticking exercise”. With fast answers, clear explanations and contextual guidance, Aida is setting a new standard for compliance education.
As more firms feel the heat over AI compliance, expect plenty of tools built into those SaaS and other apps that all rushed to add AI features.