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Bringing Privacy to AI Models with TrustedRouter

Sep 28, 2026 · 24m

Summary

Host Rich Straolino interviews Joseph Perlo, CEO of Trusted Router, alongside security experts TC Nijakowski and Keith McCartney to address data privacy risks in AI. The episode explores how Trusted Router uses confidential computing and remote attestation to ensure prompts remain encrypted and verifiable, preventing data leakage to model providers. Perlo explains how this open-source solution offers end-to-end security while reducing AI costs by up to 90% through efficient routing. The discussion also covers the limitations of zero-data-retention contracts and the importance of auditable s…

Topics discussed

Introduction and guest introductions Why AI privacy remains a challenge Trusted Router value proposition and architecture Upstream provider security and the Private AI Alliance End-to-end encryption and remote attestation details Model coverage and jurisdiction controls SOC 2 compliance scope and threat model Cost savings and ease of implementation Incident response and immutable logging Integration with existing internal tooling Critique of zero data retention and open source benefits Closing remarks and show credits
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