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Episode 32: At the Intersection of Psychology, Privacy, AI Governance and Dollywood: Dr. Genevieve Bartuski

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Genevieve Bartuski is a licensed psychologist who brings a unique perspective to the intersection of psychology, privacy, and AI governance.  In her private practice, she focuses on clinical work, addressing severe and persistent mental illness, as well as family and relationship dynamics. She also leads a boutique consulting firm that applies behavioral science to privacy compliance and AI governance. Her approach helps organizations navigate ethical AI development, data protection challenges, and the broader impact of technology on human behavior and organizational culture.


  1. Her background in clinical forensic psychology, her work at a maximum security prison, and as a hostage negotiator.
  2. How a psychologist ends up in privacy and AI governance consulting. 
  3. The impact of digital environments - particularly AI - on the psychological well-being of today’s workforces..
  4. The emergence and spread of “therapy bots” and their critical shortcomings:  lack of transparency, inability to fulfill “duty to warn” obligations when a patient expresses suicidal ideation,  etc. 
  5. The problem of Shadow AI and how to manage/decrease it (hint: through education and a deeper dive into why individuals need such “extracurricular” tools - is it a sign of being overwhelmed, stressed?) 
  6. How behavioral psychology applies to privacy compliance and AI governance 
  7. Bag Check: Genevieve shares her go-to AI tools. 

    8. Bonus chat: Genevieve joins the podcast from southwest Virginia, near the Tennessee and North Carolina borders…two hours from Dollywood, a popular destination for Genevieve and her family over the years. We discuss Dollywood, pay our respects to the recently passed Carl Dean, and pay homage to the queen herself.  

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