⚠️ If you think legal can wait until launch—you’re already behind.

In this episode of The AI CEO, I sat down with powerhouse attorneys Ambur Smith (Founder, Ambur Smith Law) and Cameron Powell (Founding Partner, Deep Law) for a no-BS conversation on the legal landmines, ethical dilemmas, and massive opportunities AI is creating across startups, scaleups, and enterprise.

We unpacked:
• Why “automating innovation” can easily become “automating liability”
• The IP, contract, and privacy red flags that kill valuation at due diligence
• Why GenAI isn’t exempt from copyright—and what the courts actually look at
• The myth of the AI-free workplace (spoiler: shadow AI is everywhere)
• How to actually mitigate risk using AI as a legal tool (and yes—some lawyers use GPT in court)
• What happens when an AI chatbot misquotes company policy in front of a judge 👀
• The biggest legal edge for founders in 2025 (hint: audit trail = valuation moat)

Whether you’re a tech CEO, in-house counsel, or just trying to stay out of the headlines—this one’s essential.

(00:00) Introduction to the AI CEO Podcast
(02:09) Meet the Expert Guests: ambur Smith and Cameron Powell
(03:30) Legal Dynamics and AI
(08:36) AI in Legal Practice: Tools and Trust
(19:58) Challenges and Responsibilities in AI Adoption
(45:11) Understanding AI in Legal Practice
(46:03) Diverse Perspectives in Law and Technology
(47:54) Use Cases: Successes and Failures
(48:22) Risk Hierarchy and AI Implementation
(50:38) Guardrails and Legal Research Tools
(51:50) AI in Marketing and Real Estate
(53:32) Innovations in Regulated Industries
(55:30) Data Privacy and Ethical Considerations
(57:54) Navigating Legal Risks in AI
(01:13:25) The Future of AI in Legal Representation
(01:20:29) Rapid Fire Questions and Final Thoughts

Liability-as-a-Service – Without legal vetting, your AI product isn’t a SaaS. It’s a ticking time bomb.
Copyright ≠ AI Immunity – If your content was auto-generated, you may not own it—and can’t enforce it.
Red Line Rule – If you didn’t revise the AI’s draft, you may not hold the copyright.
Shadow AI Is Real – Banning AI tools doesn’t stop your team from using them (secretly).
Trust, but Verify – From discovery tools to ChatGPT, the best lawyers use AI—just not blindly.
Generalist Advantage – The most valuable legal minds are those who blend tech, product, and policy fluency.

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“If your focus group still needs pizza and a two-way mirror, you’re already outdated.”

In this episode of The AI CEO I sit down with Felipe Restrepo—CEO & co-founder of Odaptos—to unpack the first ‘empathy-enabled’ AI that reads micro-expressions, voice tone, and body language to predict a purchase eight seconds before it happens.

We talked about:
• Why 90 % of customer truth is non-verbal—and how to capture it
• Slashing research costs from $40K focus groups to a $400 AI sprint
• The “camera-amnesia” signal that tells Odaptos you’ve forgotten you’re on film
• Building a content engine straight from raw customer interviews (good-bye writer’s block)
• The REAL future of AGI (hint: EQ > IQ) and which human skills become priceless
• Ethical lines, biased data, and why regulated banks jumped in first

Whether you’re a product lead at a Fortune 500 or a bootstrapped founder chasing product–market fit, this conversation will change how you think about research, marketing, and the next wave of AI.

00:00 Intro — “Feelings vs. Words”
01:36 From France to Techstars: The origin of Odaptos
03:49 Emotions = Customer Experience Currency
08:05 Why focus groups fail (and what replaces them)
10:32 Industrializing research with AI
20:03 Case studies: Banks, insurers & 100× ROI
29:34 What emotional AI looks like in 2025
35:11 Secret sauce: Predicting a buy 8 s early
38:07 Building a moat in the age of copy-paste AI
42:16 Turning interviews into blogs, decks & ads
47:41 Zero-UI futures & “research agents”
53:36 Human skills that matter in 2030
57:26 Ethics, regulation & the path to EQ-GPT
1:04:43 Rapid-fire + final takeaways

• Emotion > Opinion – People love products for how they feel, not what they do.

• Affordable at Scale – 20 interviews for $400 means weekly iterations, not annual bets.

• 8-Second Window – Odaptos spots the precise moment intent flips to action.

• Content Flywheel – Customer voice → AI summary → ready-to-post copy in minutes.

• EQ-GPT – The next intelligence leap isn’t bigger models, it’s emotionally aware ones.

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AI Security Is Now a CEO Priority
What high-growth companies already know about protecting their AI infrastructure, and why waiting could leave you behind.

In this episode of The AI CEO Podcast, host Seema Alexander sits down with Jerome Johnson II, Director of Solutions Architecture, National Security & Defense at Amazon Web Services (AWS), to break down the future of AI security, agent-based cybersecurity, and why AI governance is no longer optional for scaling businesses.

If you're a founder, CEO, or business leader navigating the rise of AI, this is your strategic briefing.

• AI security risks and what’s really changing

• Agent-based threats & autonomous systems

• AI governance, red buttons & model safety

• Data integrity, compliance & responsible AI

• The parallels between cloud and AI adoption

• How to protect your business in an AI-first future

(00:00) Intro
(01:50) Jerome Johnson on AI + Cybersecurity
(04:04) Cloud vs. AI Adoption
(07:14) The Urgency of AI for CEOs
(19:57) Governance, Compliance, and Security Gaps
(24:32) Future of AI-Powered Cybersecurity
(44:44) Deepfakes, Digital Identity Theft, and Risk
(52:46) Multi-Agent AI Ecosystems Explained
(56:50) The AI-Powered Business Model
(01:18:06) Rapid Fire Q&A
(01:26:19) Final Takeaways

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