Top 7 Must-Reads on AI in GRC for AI Appreciation Day
- GRC
- 16 July 25
Introduction
July 16 is celebrated annually as Artificial Intelligence (AI) Appreciation Day. According to the National Day Archives, AI Appreciation Day was created in May 2021 to acknowledge and celebrate the advancements and positive impact of AI across various industries and aspects of life. In the world of Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC), it's the perfect moment to reflect on how artificial intelligence is reshaping the world of compliance and risk management. As organizations face growing interconnected risks, ranging from advanced cyber threats to regulatory shifts, operational disruptions, and geopolitical tensions, AI is helping transform GRC programs from reactive and siloed to proactive and strategic.
To mark the occasion, we’ve curated seven must-read blogs from MetricStream that explore AI in GRC. These reads offer insights, best practices, and real-world perspectives to help you leverage AI effectively in your compliance and risk programs. Whether you're just starting your AI journey or looking to deepen your understanding, this list is a great place to begin.
1. Building a Resilience Strategy with AI: Best Practices
This blog explores how AI can help organizations not just react to risks but proactively build resilience into their operations. It walks through practical steps like consolidating siloed data, applying intelligent analytics to spot risk signals early, and using AI-driven workflows to accelerate response. It also highlights how AI supports continuous monitoring, scenario planning, and board-level visibility, helping you future-proof your resilience strategy.
2. AI in GRC: Your Top FAQs Answered
Are you new to GRC and have questions about using AI in risk and compliance? This blog has answers and is an ideal read for those early in their AI journey. From defining what AI in GRC really means, to clarifying how it integrates with existing systems, it provides clear and concise explanations. It also addresses concerns around ethics, governance, and the balance between human oversight and machine learning.
3. AI in GRC: Trends, Opportunities, and Challenges in 2025
Did you know that 43.12% of GRC professionals are actively evaluating AI solutions to understand their fit and value? Drawing on insights from MetricStream’s and the GRC Report’s 2025 GRC Practitioner Survey Report, this blog highlights the top AI priorities, opportunities, and challenges in the GRC space. It outlines how technologies like generative AI and predictive analytics are being applied to compliance monitoring, risk scoring, and internal audits. You'll also gain insight into emerging challenges such as data privacy and the need for robust AI governance to mitigate unintended consequences.
4. The Future of Compliance: AI and Automation
Chief Compliance Officers and Heads of Compliance understand that compliance is no longer just a checklist, but a strategic advantage to build resilience and enable growth. This blog explains how AI and automation are transforming compliance programs by enabling real-time alerts, intelligent control testing, and regulatory horizon scanning. It also discusses how AI helps compliance teams move from reactive to proactive, ensuring organizations stay ahead of regulatory shifts while reducing manual workload.
5. AI in GRC: Risks and Opportunities
AI introduces new efficiencies and along with it new risks. This blog explores the key takeaways from a recent podcast hosted by Boris Agranovich, Founder, Global Risk Community, featuring Raghuram Srinivas, Senior Vice President, Product Management, MetricStream.
The blog explains how organizations can use AI to uncover hidden risks and automate controls, while also addressing the risks that AI itself may pose, like decision-making bias or overdependence on automation. It underscores the importance of responsible AI practices, strong governance, and human oversight.
6. AI Augments Human Intelligence, It Doesn’t Replace It
MetricStream’s Co-Founder and Executive Chairman, Gunjan Sinha, was interviewed by Dr. Nivash Jeevanandam, a Senior Technology Journalist and Research Writer and featured in an edition of Expert Talk on the INDIAai portal. The interview highlights Gunjan’s perspective on AI, the key role it plays in innovation, its use in GRC and more.
It explores how AI augments human intelligence by rapidly processing large volumes of data, detecting patterns that humans may miss, and providing actionable insights. It makes the case for a collaborative model, where AI handles the heavy lifting and humans bring strategic judgment and contextual understanding.
7. Navigating Global Regulations in the Era of AI and Automation
Automation in compliance is gaining momentum, and AI is at the heart of it. This blog breaks down how AI enhances automation by enabling adaptive workflows, intelligent policy management, and real-time compliance tracking. It also emphasizes the value of AI in reducing manual errors, strengthening controls, and accelerating audit readiness, all essential in today’s fast-paced global regulatory environment.
Bonus Listen: AI in GRC – A Conversation with Gaurav Kapoor
Tech Talks Daily Podcast: How AI Is Reshaping Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC)
In this insightful podcast, MetricStream’s Co-Founder and Vice Chairman Gaurav Kapoor explores how AI is transforming GRC, from automating risk detection and streamlining compliance to enhancing decision-making with real-time insights. A must-listen for leaders looking to stay ahead in an AI-powered GRC landscape.
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Bonus Read: eBook
AI in GRC: Embracing the Next Frontier
For a deeper dive into AI in GRC, don’t miss our comprehensive eBook, AI in Governance, Risk, and Compliance: Embracing the Next Frontier. It features strategic guidance on building AI-enabled GRC frameworks, making the business case for automation, and driving organizational agility.
Simplify GRC with MetricStream’s AI-First Connected GRC Platform
MetricStream’s AI-first Connected GRC platform leverages agentic and generative AI to transform how organizations manage governance, risk, and compliance. By replacing fragmented, manual processes with an intelligent, integrated approach, the platform simplifies GRC and drives stronger outcomes. AI and advanced analytics power automation and convert raw data into predictive insights, enabling faster, smarter decisions.
With the MetricStream AI advantage, your organization is empowered with:
- Accelerated Risk Response: Automate risk identification, analysis, and exposure modeling for faster mitigation.
- Smart Compliance: Ingest regulatory updates, test controls, map compliance profiles, and gather evidence with AI.
- Effortless Policy Management: Use AI to draft documents, map policies to regulations, search content, and generate summaries.
- Efficient Audits: Summarize audit findings and identify control gaps quickly with AI support.
- Proactive Cyber Risk Management: Employ agentic AI for continuous control monitoring, threat detection, and policy updates.
- Third-Party Risk Control: Automate assessments and evidence collection while gaining real-time visibility into third-party risks.
- Enhanced Operational Resilience: Simulate risk scenarios, summarize incidents instantly, and optimize response plans with AI.
- Real-Time Monitoring: Process large volumes of data quickly to detect emerging risks, anomalies, or non-compliance events as they happen.
- AI-Infused GRC Workflows: Automate risk assessments, scoring, policy management, issue management, action planning, and other key workflows.
- Intelligent Insights and Recommendations: Harness the power of your own GRC and transactional data to train AI models for more relevant and accurate insights.
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