Commentary: The blind spot in Dax executive compensation
In the remuneration systems, there is a lack of an independent, explicit key figure. That is revealing. It is now up to the supervisory boards of the Dax companies to take action.
What are we actually talking about for three years now? About AI, about AI, and once again about AI. We are talking about who can best utilize artificial intelligence, how entire corporations need to be transformed with it, and how we can combine our natural intelligence with this technology in a meaningful and efficient way. How much of this is still just mere talk is shown by an analysis of the remuneration of the Dax 40 board members.
According to scientists at the TU Munich, there is "not a single" remuneration system "with an independent, explicitly AI- or digitalization-related key figure with its own weighting". The boards of the largest listed companies therefore have no financial incentive to develop and implement a comprehensive AI strategy. In many places, it is unclear and uncoordinated.
This is not just bad, it is revealing. These missing incentives in the remuneration systems show just how unclear and uncoordinated things are still running in many places. Yes, everyone is talking about artificial intelligence, has tried out this and that application, also commissioned or even managed projects on it. And what has come out of it?
Apart from immense effort and expenses, often little. In many places, it has remained at daydreaming. The hoped-for and promised efficiencies have not yet been found or realized.
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