Editorial Note

When people feel empowered, they're unstoppable! With autonomy, resources, and support, individuals become motivated, creative, and resilient - leading to job satisfaction, reduced turnover rates, and increased productivity! But what about the role of AI in empowering employees? By providing access to training, support systems, and AI literacy, we can unlock human potential like never before. Psychological empowerment takes it a step further, allowing people to take ownership of their actions and decisions related to AI. Welcome to Empowerment 2.0!

A research article on this topic is available at Dhillon, G., Abdul Talib, Y. Y. and Picoto, W. N. (2020). The mediating role of psychological empowerment in information security compliance intentions. Journal of the Association for Information Systems, 21(1), 5.