AI in the Real World with Foundation Capital

Securing AI systems against adversarial attacks: Chris 'Tito' Sestito, Co-founder & CEO, HiddenLayer

Episode Notes

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 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

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