Ep. 350 • Wednesday, November 11, 2026
Dr. Jonathan Schaeffer is an AI researcher, entrepreneur, and co-founder and CEO of Synsira Software Solutions Inc., the company behind KIND. With more than 40 years of experience in artificial intelligence, he is an AAAI Fellow and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. In this episode, Dr. Schaeffer discusses what AI’s rapid advancement means for privacy and the significant risks of using cloud-based AI to handle sensitive client information and creative materials. He also explains how local AI offers a more secure alternative by allowing users to work with private files directly on their own computers.
