What inspired you to become a founder of alinia.ai?
During my time at IBM and Twitter, it was very clear to me that, while Machine Learning (ML) models unlocked exciting capabilities, they also posed serious risks and challenges. With the launch of chatGPT, I fast-forwarded a few months and saw what lay ahead: lots of companies wanting to jump on the genAI wagon, but lacking the expertise and tools to do so safely and responsibly.
Alinia AI brings an independent line of defense for companies, providing the tools to prevent gen AI misuse and protect information integrity, including detection and removal of hallucinations, adversarial attacks, sensitive information, etc.
What will you be speaking about at the conference, and why is it especially important right now?
I will be talking about Responsible Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Alignment.
Responsible AI ensures that AI technology and systems are developed and used ethically, transparently, and in alignment with human values and societal norms.
More specifically, there are two key goals of Alignment:
- Preventing AI from giving valid solutions to unethical problems
- Preventing AI from giving unethical solutions to valid problems
At a time when many companies are rushing to put genAI systems into production, ensuring that those systems are aligned to not only a specific business context and policies, but also human values is paramount.
Ensuring alignment to not only a specific business context and policies, but also human values is paramount
What key takeaway do you hope attendees will gain from your session?
Controlling AI is a new human right. We all share the responsibility to ensure that AI becomes synonymous with Augmented Intelligence. To achieve this, it is crucial to educate and continuously educate ourselves about the capabilities and limitations of new technologies.
You can’t control what you don’t measure. Having a robust framework for evaluating and controlling AI will be key to moving from experimental prototypes to systems in production.
What trends or developments in AI excite you and concern you the most?
To Agent or not to Agent. Agents are the new hype—a combination of AI and Automation. Undoubtedly, Agents will transform industries and markets. However, human agency is and must remain the goal of any AI system. Let’s delegate to machines the tasks we don’t want to do, and reserve the important and fulfilling work for ourselves. Human agency before full automation.
With many tech giants in the US taking a stance against Responsible AI (latest on this: Zuckerberg announced removal of moderation at META) and Europe establishing strong regulation, startups need to navigate the geopolitical landscape carefully and find a balanced and pragmatic approach, without compromising their values.
What advice would you give to someone looking to develop AI solutions?
As I mentioned above, it is key that you first educate yourself. Secondly, find a trusted partner who is knowledgeable in the space and who will help you take a responsible approach to AI.
At Alinia AI we have deep expertise in the development and governance of enterprise AI and LLMs to control and safeguard your genAI applications.
If you also envision a future where AI empowers humans in a safe and reliable way, happy to talk!
