Can We Trust Edge AI? | Edge of Tomorrow: The Edge AI Debate with Ros Cammarota & Aydin Aysu

What does “trust” really mean when AI lives at the edge?

Welcome to Edge of Tomorrow – The Edge AI Debate, our spin-off series from The IoT Podcast, created in collaboration with the  @edgeaifoundation  This series brings together leading voices from across the Edge AI ecosystem to debate the toughest questions shaping its future.

In this episode, host Pete Bernard (CEO, EDGE AI FOUNDATION) is joined by Rosario Cammarota (Chief Scientist, Intel Privacy Lab) and Aydin Aysu (Founder, MithrilAI) to tackle:

Can you trust Edge AI - and if so, where does that trust really come from?

As intelligence becomes distributed across edge devices, the traditional assumptions around privacy, security, and ownership start to break down.

This conversation digs into how trust changes when AI runs locally, whether hardware can (or should) be trusted, and what it means for users, builders, and regulators alike.

From cryptographic techniques like homomorphic encryption to real-world deployment scenarios, the debate explores what it actually takes to build Edge AI systems that are not only powerful, but trustworthy.

Chapters…

00:00 Introductions & debate setup

02:30 What does “trust” mean when AI lives at the edge?

07:10 Edge vs. cloud: control, risk, and responsibility

11:40 Can we secure Edge AI without trusting hardware?

17:20 The role of homomorphic encryption

22:30 Data ownership, governance, and user sovereignty

28:40 Real-world Edge AI deployments and security trade offs

34:10 Final reflections: rebuilding trust in the Edge AI stack 

The episode is live now on all major podcast platformsListen here: https://linktr.ee/theiotpodcast

What’s your take? Join the debate in the comments.

Connect with our guests…

Rosario Cammarota – Chief Scientist, Intel Privacy Lab: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ro-cammarota-a226b817/

Aydin Aysu – Founder, MithrilAI: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aydinaysu/

Moderator: Pete Bernard – CEO, EDGE AI FOUNDATION: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bernardpete/

About Edge of Tomorrow – The Edge AI Debate Edge of Tomorrow is our dedicated debate series bringing together technologists, researchers, and industry leaders to tackle the most pressing and controversial questions in Edge AI.