
The IoT Podcast · 2026-01-15 · 41 min
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.