In the AI Risk Reward podcast, our host, Alec Crawford (@alec06830), Founder and CEO of Artificial Intelligence Risk, Inc. aicrisk.com interviews guests about balancing the risk and reward of Artificial Intelligence for you, your business, and society as a whole.

Podcast production and sound engineering by Troutman Street Audio. You can find them on LinkedIn and at troutmanstreetaudio.com. You can hear the difference.

Alec’s guest today is Heather Flannery (@heatherflannery), co-founder and CEO at AI MINDSystems Foundation. Heather discusses her work with AI and blockchain, focusing on privacy-preserving federated learning architectures for regulated industries, emphasizing the importance of data decentralization. Heather highlights the inevitability of financializing data as an asset class, pointing out that data acquisition challenges are structural, legal, and organizational rather than merely technical.

The National Hero Initiative focuses on orchestrating health-related personal data for U.S. military members, veterans, and first responders, aiming to empower these groups within a transparent data economy.

The AI MINDSystems Foundation's Mission focuses on creating legal and operational models for individuals to have agency over their data, contributing to the healthcare system more effectively and ethically. Heather invites listeners to engage with AI Mind Systems Foundation through various means such as volunteering or donations

Heather is involved with the AI 2030 Global Think Tank, which aims to create frameworks for responsible AI, emphasizing that ethical AI practices can drive business growth.

Heather shares insights from her experiences, including advice from Ethereum co-founder Joseph Lubin (@Ethereumjoseph) on embracing uncertainty in business ventures. You don't want to miss this!

References

• Intel Case Study: AI Aids in Decentralization of Health Data AI MINDSystems Foundation acts to empower individuals with control of their health and personal data via self-sovereign AI.
• Book by Co-Founder Hassan Tetteh, MD, Forbes, released TODAY: "Smarter Healthcare with AI: Harnessing Military Medicine to Revolutionize Healthcare for Everyone, Everywhere"
• Book by Co-Founder Sean Manion, PhD: "Blockchain for Medical Research: Accelerating Trust in Healthcare"
• Press Release August 2024, "AI MINDSystems Foundation Recruits Chief Veterans Health Officer, Advances 'National HERO' Person-Sovereign AI Initiative for Wellbeing, Prosperity, and Privacy"
• Support AI MINDSystems Foundation's National HERO initiative through Donation or Volunteering: visit http://www.ai-mindsytems.org.

Movies: "Dune" (specifically, Jaworski's unproduced version).

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