Piercosma Bisconti Lucidi, Ph.D. (Co-Founder of DEXAI – Artificial Ethics) joins Professor Michael Mainelli (Z/Yen Group) and Adam Leon Smith DEng FBCS (AIQI Consortium) in the third episode of the AI Standards Stack podcast for a deeply thoughtful European take on generative AI, ethics, and the future of social interaction. With his background in philosophy, robotics ethics, and global politics, Piercosma shares his surprising journey into shaping EU and international AI standards. The conversation explores how generative AI has entered human social spaces in unprecedented ways, the surprising risks that emerge when AI systems interact with each other, and what this could mean for relationships, emotional resilience, and society at large.

Christine Chow, PhD joins Professor Michael Mainelli (Z/Yen Group) and Adam Leon Smith DEng FBCS (AIQI Consortium) in the second episode of the AI Standards Stack podcast to explore what responsible AI governance really looks like through an investor lens. Drawing on more than a decade of leadership in responsible AI and her industry-first work on investor expectations for AI and data governance, Christine unpacks why robust data governance is the foundation of effective AI governance.

Maury Shenk CEO & Co-Founder of Ordinary Wisdom joins Professor Michael Mainelli (Z/Yen Group) and Adam Leon Smith DEng FBCS (AIQI Consortium) in this inaugural AI Standards Stack podcast to discuss whether AI can be imbued with something akin to a "conscience" or selected worldview, moving beyond top-down commands from tech giants toward approaches informed by human values, social consensus, and rigorous testing. The episode sets the stage for a deeper exploration of how standards and ethics can guide AI toward beneficial outcomes in a rapidly changing world.