Monthly Archives: September 2026

AI Won’t Need to Become Evil to Become Dangerous: What the AI Doomsday Debate Means for EHS

Posted on September 19, 2026 by Chet Brandon

Artificial intelligence is rapidly moving from a tool that provides information to systems that can make decisions, take action, and interact with other agents. For EHS professionals, that shift should raise a familiar question: are capability and autonomy expanding faster than the controls designed to manage them? This article examines the AI “doomsday” debate through an EHS lens, connecting emerging AI risks to Management of Change, SIF prevention, human factors, inherited risk, and defense in depth. Continue reading →

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If Everything Still Comes to You, You Haven’t Scaled Leadership

Posted on September 5, 2026 by Chet Brandon

As leadership responsibility grows, working harder and staying involved in everything stops working. Drawing on experience scaling an organization from 15 to 300 people, this article explores how EHS leaders can multiply their impact through people, management systems, governance, delegation, digital tools, and AI—and build an organization capable of making thousands of good decisions every day. Continue reading →

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