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Welcome to AI in the Real World! In this episode, Foundation Capital Partner Sid Trivedi speaks to Chris "Tito" Sestito, the co-founder and CEO of HiddenLayer.
HiddenLayer is a cybersecurity platform purpose-built for AI systems. Tito's journey into AI security began at Cylance, where he led the response to one of the first real-world AI attacks. This experience led him to start HiddenLayer, which which recently raised a $50M Series A.
In this conversation, Tito shares his insights into the evolving AI threat landscape, from shadow AI to the growing arsenal of strategies that bad actors are using to target generative models. He explains why data poisoning is one of the most urgent threats facing humanity, and why safeguarding AI will define the future of cybersecurity.
Learn more about HiddenLayer here: https://hiddenlayer.com
Chapters:
00:00 Cold open
04:37 The inflection point of AI
10:57 Evolving AI threat landscape
11:19 Understanding AI vulnerabilities
17:20 The dangers of data poisoning
23:47 Generative AI attacks
29:50 Shadow AI risks
33:01 How HiddenLayer works
41:16 Lessons from AI security engagements
44:17 Tito's thoughts on the future of AI security
50:14 Optimism for AI innovation