FILED Podcast

Enterprises have reasons to be cautious about AI, but those who hesitate for too long are going to be left behind. In this episode, Anthony and Kris meet AI strategist, AI ethicist, and founder of Engage AI Jason Tan, who discusses the current state of AI adoption and the cautious stance of enterprises, compared with the proactive approach of startups. Are businesses being too cautious?Get a full transcription, full video version, and learn more about the episode, on the RecordPoint site.

In 2025, every business wants to innovate with AI, but fewer understand how to balance their AI innovation dreams with governance, and the importance of maintaining customer trust throughout their transformation. Alyssa Harvey Dawson, a board member at organizations including AppLovin and AI 2030, and formerly of companies like HubSpot, Sidewalk Labs and Netflix, shares her experiences and insights on balancing innovation with risk management, the role of data in AI solutions, and the importance of maintaining customer trust through responsible data use. Get a full transcription, full video version, and learn more about the episode, on the RecordPoint site.

In this episode of FILED, Anthony, Kris and Superposition founder David Cohen how he helps startup founders and data/AI obsessives sell more work, deliver complex consulting projects effectively, and evolve their internal capabilities and processes to grow their companies, primarily through sparking conversations and collaboration. Get a full transcription, full video version, and learn more about the episode, on the RecordPoint site.

Today marks the launch of RecordPoint's new AI governance solution, RexCommand, a free tool to operationalize AI policy, enforce governance across the AI lifecycle, and prove compliance, all from one platform. RecordPoint's Head of Product Joe Pearce joins the podcast to talk through what we've built, the problems it solves, and how RexCommand helps.For more on this episode, including a full transcription, visit the RecordPoint site.

Are the robots coming to replace records managers? Or are these humans perfectly equipped to help their organizations safely harness AI? Anthony and Kris discuss this question with ZL Tech and regular ARMA and RIMPA speaker Kaan Volkan.For more on this episode, including a full transcription, visit the RecordPoint site.

Is agentic AI the future of work or just the latest buzzword for LinkedIn influencers? Anthony and Kris offer their take on the issue, along with tips and advice for making the most of the latest AI tools.For more on this episode, including a full transcription, visit the RecordPoint site.

In this mid-season episode of FILED, we're joined by John Maloney, a barrister, Melbourne Law School lecturer, and co-host of the podcast Don't Praise the Machine to talk through 2025’s most pressing issues: DOGE, AI, data ownership, and the ongoing and evolving challenge of regulating emerging technologies. For more on this episode, including a full transcription, visit the RecordPoint site.

With the rise of AI, leaders are starting to realize the importance of being truly “data-driven.” But for many companies, that's easier said than done. Many are wondering if there is a secret to becoming a company with strong data governance practices at its core? Beverley Paratchek, an experienced information leader, has led organizations through the data maturity journey, and she takes Anthony and Kris through the key approaches she has used in her career. Read more, including a full transcript, on the RecordPoint website.

In this episode, Anthony and Kris discuss the intersection of AI, data governance, and productivity with Cadence founder Dave Slutzkin. Dave takes the pair through his experience building on this shifting foundation, the problem his start-up is focused on solving, and his take on why many companies abandon vibe coding too soon.Learn more (including the video and a full transcript) on the RecordPoint site.

The RecordPoint team have just spent April and May on the road for events season, so Kris and Anthony sit down with RecordPoint CTO Josh Mason to go through everything they learned, from the rise of agentic AI to the growing reality of quantum. Plus, learn why Anthony built an app to automate pizza delivery for his children. Learn more (including a full transcript) on the RecordPoint site.

CKAN Project co-steward and Link Digital Executive Director Steven De Costa joins Anthony and Kris to discuss how information governance fits into the open data world. Could information governance provide the tools to ensure open data is useful for governments now, and in the AI future. And would a Croissant help? Learn more (including a full transcript) on the RecordPoint site.

AI consultant Rob Williams joins us to discuss the rise of shadow AI, and what companies can do to combat it.To learn more about the episode, including a full transcript, check out the RecordPoint website.

Do you know how much unstructured data you have? If you’re like most organizations, probably not. That’s a big problem. According to some reports, unstructured data – data that does not have a pre-defined structure, like documents or media files – makes up as much as 90% of the typical organization’s data. Understand what is in this data has long been an issue for organizations but, as this week’s guest – RecordPoint’s Head of Product Joe Pearce explains – resolving it has become much more urgent thanks to the advent of Generative AI.To learn more about the episode, including a full transcript, check out the RecordPoint website.

What should companies be doing right now to get ready for future AI laws? If you comply with privacy regulations, are you set up well for AI laws when they are inevitably passed? And just how big an emphasis should be placed on compliance, over – say – ethics, when it comes to AI? To discuss the answers to these questions, Anthony and Kris are joined by Paul Sonntag, a 15-year veteran of the security, privacy, and compliance space. Stick around to learn why goons – big guys in black suits with blank expressions – are an essential component of deciding when and how to use technologies like AI.To learn more about the episode, including a full transcript, check out the RecordPoint website.

Much has happened in the short time since the end of FILED Season 2 in December. To kick off the new season, Kris and Anthony get together to discuss the biggest issues, including the Trump administration’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency and its access to government data, the introduction of DeepSeek, and the evolution of AI policy in the US federal government and the wider world. Read more on the website.

It's the finale of FILED Season 2, so Anthony and Kris take a walk through memory lane, reviewing their favorite clips and discussing the themes and events from a busy year in privacy, cybersecurity, governance, records, and AI.Learn more, including a full transcript, on the RecordPoint website.

Lucid Privacy Group founder Colin O’Malley discusses how he helps organizations to right-size their privacy function to respond to the unrelenting pace of change in the privacy landscape.Learn more, including a full transcript, on the RecordPoint website.

Cassie Findlay, Principal at elevenM Consulting, and Chris Brinkworth, Director at Civic Data, join Anthony and Kris for an analysis of the first tranche of reforms to Australia’s Privacy Act. Learn more, including a full transcript, on the RecordPoint website.

Clayton Utz partner Brenton Steenkamp, leading the firm’s cyber and data governance practice, says no matter how well-prepared organizations think they are for a cyberattack, in reality they are far from it. And when the attack comes, they are caught like a rabbit in the headlights. Learn more, including a full transcript, on the RecordPoint website.

DataCo co-founder Danny Tyrell joins the podcast to discuss how his company helps companies to learn more about their customers in a privacy-preserving way, by connecting them with trusted data sources. At the core of this is maintaining customer trust, and Danny, Anthony, and Kris go deep on what trust means in the context of this technology, as well as how privacy legislation plays a part, and whether there is a place for data brokers. Read more, including the full transcript, on the RecordPoint website.

Uplevel Digital CEO and founder Raashee Gupta Erry uses her knowledge and experience to help marketing and advertising teams with balancing growth with respecting privacy and compliance.She says privacy is an area that requires a company-wide awareness, with a nuanced approach when applying to various departments and functions. Read more, including the full transcript, on the RecordPoint website.

Shifting Privacy Left founder and host Debra Farber discusses the urgent need to embed privacy throughout every organization, and shares what she has learned speaking to experts for her podcast.Read more, including a full transcript, on our website.

RecordPoint CEO Anthony Woodward and Head of Product Kris Brown discuss the proposed $21 trillion fine imposed on Medibank by the OAIC, after a 2022 data breach that exposed the personal information of more than 9 million Australians. Read more, including the full transcript, on our website.

SolCyber CEO Scott McCrady dives into the world of cybersecurity, discussing the challenges his customers face balancing security and privacy, and how cybersecurity fits in with data governance.Read more - including a full transcript - on our website.

Civic Data managing partner Chris Brinkworth joins Anthony and Kris to dive deep into the issues of privacy regulation, following the announcement the reform of Australia’s Privacy Act will be brought forward to August.Read more - including a full transcript - on our website.

Filerskeepers co-founder Wanne Pemmelaar joins Anthony to discuss the complex evolution of privacy legislation across the globe, and why companies focused on easy wins are missing essential records management tasks. They also discuss Wanne’s theory that customer data deletion is the ultimate way to demonstrate trustworthiness.Read more - including a full transcript - on our website.

RecordPoint’s head of risk Dr Miles Ashcroft joins Anthony and Kris to discuss what he thinks companies miss out on when they narrowly focus on improving compliance over reducing risk.Read more - including a full transcript - on our website.

Votiro VP of product management Eric Avigdor discusses the dangers of approaching cybersecurity in a reactive way, and how shift-left and zero-trust models offer solutions. Read more - including a full transcript - on our website.

Rivial Data Security CEO Randy Lindberg discusses the challenges faced by security teams in the finance industry, and how a shift-left approach, and a more holistic viewpoint building security into all aspects of the business, can help overcome them. Read more - including a full transcript - on our website.

San Jose State University School of Information assistant professor and Masters of Archives and Records Administration program coordinator Dr Darra Hofman joins Anthony and Kris to discuss their research into the relationship between privacy and transparency from the perspective of recordkeeping. They explore the vital role records management and information governance can play in context-dependent fields like privacy, and in technologies like AI, and why records professionals need to be more involved from the start. Read more - including a full transcript - on our website.

Anthony and Kris take turns sharing their favorite discussions from FILED S1. From discussions of ransomware to AI, they share the surprising moments and interesting conversations they enjoyed in the first season. Topics discussed Ugly freight and the similarities between shipping physical items and governing data. (Full episode)Why reducing third-party risk matters. (Full episode)Why are companies still adopting a “wait and see what happens” approach to data privacy? (Full episode)When it comes to hacks, prevention is better than the cure. (Full episode)How records and information governance can help cybersecurity professionals to overcome threats. (Full episode)How records and information managers are poised to be central to AI efforts. (Full episode)The impact of AI on society and the growth of misinformation. (Full episode)How are major institutions governing AI? (Full episode)The societal importance of records. (Full episode)Are there models for bringing records under control of the user, not the institution? (Full episode)Read more - including a full transcript - at our website.

Freight Exchange founder and CEO Cate Hull takes us behind the scenes of "ugly freight" — the process of moving goods that are difficult to transport due to size, weight, or the need for specialized equipment. She explains how her company leverages machine learning and other tools to overcome the many challenges of working at the intersection of the digital and physical worlds, in a field highly exposed to human error, fraud and theft.Read more - including a full transcript - at our website.

Co-founder and managing director of ISD Cyber Yvonne Sears offers her perspective on how public and corporate attitudes towards privacy have evolved, what may be next for privacy regulation, and what organizations need to do better to ensure they meet their obligations. Read more - including a full transcript - at our website.

Director of Third-Party Risk Management at UpGuard Aaron Spiteri discusses the challenges organizations face managing their third-party risk and offers suggestions for organizations to ensure vendors are maintaining a high level of security. Read more - including a full transcript - at our website.

Andrew Ysasi, Vital Records Control VP of advocacy, ARMA volunteer, and teacher at San Jose State University discusses the opportunities for information governance experts to partner with security teams to improve organizations’ security and lower risk. Read more - including a full transcript - at our website.

John Bean Technologies documentation and information governance manager Andrew du Fresne shares key advice for organizations who wish to prepare their records for natural disasters. He also describes the unique and humbling experience of helping to secure records from first responders to the September 11 terrorist attacks. Read more - including a full transcript - at our website.

Truescope co-founder and CEO John Croll helps communications teams understand how the media and public discuss their organizations online. He says generative AI platforms like ChatGPT may accelerate the spread of misinformation, impacting public opinion and company reputations and making the job of a modern communications professional more complex. Read more - including a full transcript - at our website.

RIMPA CEO Anne Cornish discusses how records and information management professionals can maintain relevance in a world of frequent data breaches and emerging technologies like large language models (LLMs). The key, she says, is to focus on how their role is essential in reducing risk. Read more - including a full transcript - at our website.

RecordPoint VP of Engineering Josh Mason discusses how to minimize the impacts of a data breach through proper data management and preparation. Read more - including a full transcript - at our website.

Can blockchain improve records management and information governance? Anthony and Kris discuss the proposal, and whether the tech and the userbase are ready. Does the idea have merit? Anthony and Kris put it to the test, covering whether the use-cases make sense, the technology is ready, and whether the real challenge is convincing a broad enough userbase to adopt it.Read more - including a full transcript - at our website.

Barbara Reed wrote the book on records. She discusses how AI will impact the field, including privacy and information governance standards.Read more - including a full transcript - at our website.

Pauline Toole, Commissioner at NYC Department of Records, shares insights on AI's impact on her department, and the privacy concerns that come with it. Learn how Pauline thinks about ML and AI, and how she believes it can enhance her department’s work. Read more - including a full transcript - at our website.

Welcome to FILED. A regular conversation with those at the convergence of data privacy, data security, data regulation, records, and governance. Hosted by Anthony Woodward and Kris Brown, professionals and thought leaders at the forefront of the information management industry, with experience building products to help organizations better manage data and information and curiosity about what’s next.