AI governance
Conversations about data privacy, security, accountability, human oversight, and the trade-offs involved in deploying AI.
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- How AI Security Helps Companies Adopt Generative AI Safely with Steven Walchek
AI adoption does not have to mean choosing between blocking useful tools and exposing sensitive data. Steven Walchek, founder and CEO of Liminal, explains an approach that puts controls around information before it reaches a model while giving employees room to work.
- How to Use AI Without Losing Human Judgment: AI Decision-Making and the Future of work | Rana Gujral
Rana Gujral, CEO of Behavioral Signals and author of The AI Instinct, explores how AI can make teams faster while weakening the judgment they still need. Chris and Rana distinguish making a decision from simply approving a model's recommendation.
- How AI Is Changing Management at Work: From AI Assistant to AI Chief of Staff with Erkang Zheng
Erkang “Ken” Zheng, founder and CEO of Ariso, explains why automating execution makes management and judgment more important. Chris and Ken discuss the AI chief of staff as a way to support coordination, prioritization, and accountability.
- AI Agents Are Changing Accounting Forever | The New Future of Finance & ERP with John Glasgow
John Glasgow, founder and CEO of Campfire, joins Chris to explore AI-native finance and accounting workflows. The discussion contrasts redesigning how work gets done with adding an AI feature to a legacy system.
- How to Use AI to Hire Better: AI Recruitment, Screening & the Future of Hiring | James Terry
James Terry, Head of US Revenue at Indeed Flex, discusses the growing volume and complexity of recruiting. Chris and James explore AI screening and interviews, human review, and evaluating candidate skills at greater scale.
- 114: Using AI Implementation Strategies To Drive Real Business Impact with Darren Ward
Darren Ward explains why buying AI licenses is easier than changing how work gets done.
- 113: Using AI Agents for Business: From Chatbots to Autonomous Workflows with Bryan McAnulty
Bryan McAnulty describes moving from asking a chatbot questions to assigning an AI agent ongoing work.
- 108: Using AI Detection Tools to Fight AI Slop and Preserve Authenticity Online with Max Spero
Max Spero, co-founder and CEO of Pangram Labs, discusses recognizing generated text in an internet increasingly filled with synthetic content. Chris and Max examine how fake reviews, posts and engagement can distort the information leaders use to make decisions.
- 103: Using AI in Manufacturing: Generative vs. Predictive and Autonomous AI with Bryan DeBois
Bryan DeBois distinguishes generative AI from predictive and autonomous systems used in manufacturing.
- 101: How to Audit Your Dev Partner in the Age of AI with Matt Strippelhoff
Matt Strippelhoff discusses software development models that give mid-market businesses greater financial predictability.
- 100: Human Plus AI Strategy: Redefining Team Structure in the Age of Automation with Evan J Schwartz
Evan J Schwartz argues for using AI to grow capacity rather than considering only cost cuts.
- 97: Using AI for Customer Support: Voice AI vs Humans in Customer Service Strategy with Nathan Strum
Nathan Strum compares structured customer-service work with unpredictable situations that still need human judgment.
- 95: The Dark Side of Gen AI: When Platforms Move Faster Than Regulation with Jesse Jameson
Jesse Jameson shares his experience licensing an AI version of his voice.
- 94: Using AI vs Human Intelligence: When Should Leaders Trust Machines with Vasant Dhar
Vasant Dhar offers a framework for judging when to trust machine intelligence.
- 90: Using AI at Work to Create an AI Quality Assurance System with Hernan Lardiez
Hernan Lardiez explains evaluations and monitoring for generative AI in production.
- 86: Using AI at Work to Rethink How We Learn and Build Expertise
Panos Siozos distinguishes easy access to information from developing genuine understanding.
- 77: Using AI at Work to Fix Business Bottlenecks with Chris Duffy
Chris Duffy explains why practical AI adoption starts with listening for business bottlenecks.
- 74: Using AI at Work to Rethink Roles, Risk, and Readiness with Zac Engler
Zac Engler discusses a staged path for preparing employees and organizations to use AI.
- 73: Using AI at Work for Small Business Adoption and Team Alignment with Maria Elena Duron
Maria Elena Duron describes AI adoption for smaller businesses without overwhelming their teams.
- 70: Using AI at Work for Smarter Marketing Attribution and Ad Spend Measurement with Jeff Greenfield
Jeff Greenfield discusses marketing attribution as privacy changes the information advertisers can use.
- 66: Using AI Agents at Work: Governance, Security, and Real-World Wins with Oren Michaels
Oren Michaels explains agent governance through the analogy of an eager intern needing guardrails.
- 64: Using AI for Building Internal AI Teams with Diane Hammons
Diane Hammons describes WG Content's volunteer AI Pathfinders council.
- 51: Using AI for Boosting Workplace Productivity with Jimmy Vaughan
Jimmy Vaughan explores Microsoft Copilot and AI support for gaps in everyday workflows.
- 44: Using AI for Data-Driven Decision Making with Avi Perez
Avi Perez explains natural-language business intelligence and generative AI's role in working with company data.
- 32: Using AI for Reimagining Business Strategies with Sam JT
Sam JT describes moving from actuarial work into AI-supported entrepreneurship.
- 19: Using AI for Becoming Indispensable at Work with Jeff Hunter
Jeff Hunter explains training task-specific AI personas through the analogy of employees.
- 6: Using AI for Direct Response Marketing with Stefan Georgi
Stefan Georgi discusses AI in customer acquisition, copywriting and business efficiency.