The Tech Trek · 2026-06-25 · 27 min
AI adoption is no longer just a policy conversation. For many organizations, the bigger question is how to move faster without creating avoidable risk. In this episode of The Tech Trek, Amir Bormand sits down with Aimee Cardwell, CIO and CISO in residence at Transcend, to talk about responsible AI deployment, the tension between speed and control, and how leaders should think about security, compliance, productivity, and customer experience as AI moves through the enterprise. Aimee brings a rare view across the CIO, CISO, and board lens. The conversation gets into why blocking AI often backfires, how prompt redaction can help teams move faster safely, where companies should draw the line on risk, and why some teams may need to rethink old assumptions about tech debt, code ownership, and modernization. Practical Takeaways • Responsible AI depends on the lens. Security, compliance, business, board, and technology teams may all define it differently. • Blocking employee AI usage can create worse outcomes. People may use shadow tools anyway, or teams may fall behind in productivity.
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