<ul data-eligibleForWebStory="false">Tech companies have been emphasizing ethical AI by creating charters, advisory boards, and internal compliance teams.Efforts like Google's AI Principles, IBM's AI Ethics Board, and Microsoft's Responsible AI showcase a growing recognition of AI's societal risks.Despite these initiatives, a Stanford study highlights a gap between ethical policies on paper and actual accountability in AI development.Internal ethics efforts often lack external enforcement, leading to questions about the true impact of these initiatives in practice.