AI Rising

Edgar Azcorra is an entrepreneur and Co-Founder and CEO of HumanTrust, a company building technology designed to verify the identity of the real human behind digital transactions. Before HumanTrust, Edgar built Xactsize, an AI-powered company focused on solving sizing and fit challenges in online fashion.

His entrepreneurial journey began much earlier, selling chicken door to door in Mexico – an experience that taught him one of the lessons he still considers fundamental today: how to handle rejection and keep moving forward.

In this episode, Edgar shares how those early experiences shaped his approach to entrepreneurship, why he believes the next major challenge for AI is building reliable decision-makers, and how HumanTrust combines identity verification, cybersecurity, and AI to determine whether the person behind a transaction is real.

We also discuss privacy and ethics, why startups need both speed and execution, how young people should approach learning AI, the importance of passion and persistence, and why advances in technologies such as quantum computing could make digital security even more important in the years ahead.

Whether you're interested in AI, entrepreneurship, cybersecurity, or the future of digital identity, this conversation explores one of the increasingly important questions of the AI era: how do we know who – or what – we can trust online?

Boris Eldagsen is an artist, AI expert, and university lecturer working at the intersection of artificial intelligence and human creativity. He became internationally known after winning a Sony World Photography Award with an AI-generated image – and then refusing the prize to spark a debate about the distinction between photography and AI-generated imagery.
In this episode, Boris explains why he sees AI as an incredibly powerful creative assistant while insisting that the human should remain the director. We discuss whether AI-generated art can ever carry the same meaning as human-created work, why artistic knowledge may become even more important in the age of generative AI, and how AI could fundamentally change the way future artists are educated.
Boris also shares his concerns about AI-driven personalization, the potential downskilling of future generations, and why he believes AI is not simply another technological trend – but a transformative technology comparable to electricity, the steam engine, and the internet.
Whether you're interested in AI, art, creativity, or how technology could reshape human expression, this conversation offers a fascinating perspective on what may remain uniquely human in an increasingly AI-generated world.

Scott Duffy is an entrepreneur, AI strategist, keynote speaker, and the Founder of AI Mavericks. Before becoming one of the leading voices in AI adoption, Scott built and sold a company to Richard Branson's Virgin Group and held leadership roles at some of the world's most recognized technology companies.

In this episode, Scott shares his entrepreneurial journey, explains why he believes AI represents the greatest opportunity of our generation, and discusses how founders and business leaders can successfully adopt AI. We also talk about the future of education, why young people have a unique advantage in the AI era, the importance of maintaining a beginner's mindset, and how embracing change can create entirely new opportunities instead of replacing them.

Whether you're a student, entrepreneur, or simply curious about the future of artificial intelligence, this conversation offers practical insights and an optimistic perspective on what's ahead.

Thamina Noorzai is an Associate Consultant at Boston Consulting Group (BCG), where she works with AI on a daily basis to solve complex business challenges and improve the way teams collaborate.

In this episode, Thamina shares how artificial intelligence has transformed her work - from automating note-taking and reviewing presentations to improving communication and productivity. She also discusses the impact AI is having on consulting, the skills that will become increasingly valuable, the challenges around data privacy, and why she believes AI will reshape junior roles rather than replace human expertise.

Whether you're a student, professional, or simply curious about the future of AI, this conversation offers practical insights into how one of the world's leading consulting firms is already using AI today.