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EPISODE · Jun 5, 2026 · 59 MIN

Dr. Steven Wright: The 3 AI Threats Your Company Isn't Protecting Against | Ready Set Exec

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AI isn't what most people think it is. And the threats it's creating are ones most companies have no plan for.Dr. Steven Wright is a globally experienced technology strategist, educator, and lawyer with over three decades of leadership across telecommunications, IT, and emerging digital ecosystems. He has contributed more than 50 patents, negotiated international technology agreements, and serves as faculty at multiple universities, driving innovation in AI, network architecture, and technology law.In this episode, we unpack the full landscape of what's actually happening at the intersection of AI, cybersecurity, law, and ethics - including why politicians can't regulate what they don't understand, the three AI-enabled threats most companies aren't protecting against, and when quantum computing will actually break the internet's current security infrastructure.About Ready Set Exec: Founded by Managing Partners Patrick Shea and John Pezoulas, Ready Set Exec is a premier North American executive leadership recruitment firm specializing in Sales, Marketing, Human Resources, and Operations. We replace hiring chaos with a repeatable process, boasting an average time-to-hire of 39 days and a 100% placement success rate.Chapters:00:00 Who is Dr. Steven Wright?01:04n The different ethical frameworks and why they matter for AI05:30 Why calling it "AI" is the problem 07:36 Autonomous vehicles and the trolley problem11:51 Who pays when an AI makes a mistake?15:13 Why politicians can't regulate what they don't understand 20:30 Data suppression: how information is censored, hidden, and manipulated at scale23:36 Deepfakes - CEO impersonation, blackmail, and why your company is the target31:56 Quantum computing, when is it actually coming, and what will it break?36:23 Post-quantum cryptography - the Y2K-scale challenge already underway38:25 Blockchain, the GENIUS Act, and stable coins where crypto law actually stands in 202648:23 NFTs, practical blockchain use cases, and what actually workedConnect with Ready Set Exec:John Pezoulas LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnpezoulas/Patrick Shea LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrick-jm-shea/Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ReadySetExecListen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6clqPWbF2yFRlsFUOXY0CO?si=UuOAbZeiQMKpgSjV5Od5_gListen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ready-set-exec-the-podcast/id1837951413Connect with Dr. Steven Wright:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drstevenawright/#AI #cybersecurity #deepfakes #datapoisoning #quantumcomputing #blockchain #techlaw #AIethics #podcast #ReadySetExec

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