AI in risk management: From ChatGPT to governed intelligence – RSMF, Goodwood 2025
Introduction
On 30 October 2025, SIRV CEO, Andrew Tollinton joined senior leaders at the Risk and Security Management Forum at Goodwood Hotel for a session titled ‘AI in Risk Management: From ChatGPT to governed intelligence.’ The discussion centred on a question facing every risk and security leader today: How do we capture the benefits of AI without losing control?
1. Why ChatGPT style AI stalls
LLMs like ChatGPT are remarkable tools, but enterprises quickly meet the limits:
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Governance gaps: Answers can’t be traced or verified.
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Reliability risks: Responses may conflict with approved procedures.
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Integration barriers: They sit outside existing systems and compliance frameworks.
These limits stop most pilots from moving beyond experimentation.
2. From guesswork to governance
SIRV’s governed AI agent, Cal, is built for regulated, auditable environments.
It combines:
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Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) to ground answers in verified data.
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Policy layers to ensure compliance and context-aware reasoning.
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Audit logs so every output can be traced, reviewed, and defended.
The result is governed speed: Faster insight with accountability intact.
3. What the forum discussed
Delegates explored practical ways to bring AI inside governance frameworks: Risk triage, policy-checked briefings, and audit-ready reporting. Cal’s approach showed that the question isn’t “Can AI think?” but “Can AI prove?”
4. Next steps
For organisations ready to move from experiments to governed deployment, SIRV offers a 2-Week governed AI sprint. It’s a focused pilot proving how retrieval, policy, and audit can transform decision support.
Author bio: Andrew Tollinton
Andrew Tollinton is Co-Founder of SIRV, the UK’s enterprise resilience platform. A leader in risk management technology, he chairs the Institute of Strategic Risk Management’s AI in Risk Management group and regularly speaks on AI and resilience at global conferences. A London Business School alumnus, Andrew brings 20+ years’ experience at the intersection of technology, compliance and security.
"SIRV helped us move beyond basic reporting into a system that actively supports decision-making". Les O'Gorman, Director of Facilities, UCB - Pharma and Life Sciences
