Transcend’s Kate Parker on putting data back into the hands of users in an AI-driven world | S1E11

Recent developments in artificial intelligence have sparked an outcry for control over personal data. While regulators, politicians, and the business community have been thinking about how to improve data privacy, there is still much more work to do. Kate Parker, Transcend’s COO, will discuss the progress in data governance, how companies can adopt and build secure AI services, and why it is critical to give power back to the user. Questions around data and privacy will only become more important and complex as AI evolves. Since 2017, Transcend’s privacy platform has been used by major enterprises like Robinhood and Patreon to answer questions about their data: What data do we have? Where is it going? Who has access to it? With user demand for control rising, it isn’t just about ticking a compliance box—it’s the key to a company’s survival in the future. “Personal data within most companies goes off like a confetti gun. It gets into every SaaS system, every data warehouse. You have to pull the confetti back together and hand it back to the user. ” – Kate Parker Efforts in Europe, such as GDPR and the AI Act, along with California’s CCPA, represent tangible steps toward putting guardrails in place. On this episode of Spotlight On: AI, Kate Parker, and Vas Natarajan will discuss the latest in data governance, and share how to enhance your company’s privacy posture to keep user data safe in our AI-driven world. Conversation highlights: 00:00 - Overview of today's data governance landscape 02:10 - The founding story behind Transcend’s privacy platform 04:57 - Exploring the link between customer privacy and brand value 06:36 - What privacy issues and threats arise from an unstructured approach to personal data in the AI landscape 10:30 - Common pain points enterprises face in meeting privacy standards and governing the output of LLMs 14:24 - What can be learned from Fortune 100 companies navigating safety personal data in AI vs the proactive approach new startups are taking 24:20 - Current AI regulations and signals for future changes 32:56 - Transcend’s internal AI deployment across sales, operations, and content 36:30 - Anticipating the future of personal data usage Host: Vas Natarajan, Partner at Accel Featuring: Kate Parker, Chief Operating Officer at Transcend Learn more: www.accel.com/spotlighton/transcend-kate-parker