Starling's AI gamble sparks staff concerns
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When a bank’s AI push triggers internal anxiety, the real constraint is change management, not model quality. If you’re rolling out AI in regulated workflows, over-invest in comms, role clarity, and escalation paths or you’ll burn political capital before you see productivity gains.
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