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Podcast 01

AI Before AI: The Hidden Groundwork Your Company Is Skipping

CanadianSME Small Business Podcast

In this conversation, Ale Brown discusses why organizations need to stop viewing data as a byproduct of operations and start treating it as a strategic business asset.

How poor data practices quietly increase operational costs
Why data quality impacts AI success and automation
How trusted data influences investment, M&A, and valuation
Practical steps to improve AI readiness without a complete data overhaul

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Article 02

AI Is Exposing a Data Privacy Problem Most Organizations Didn’t Know They Had

The AI Journal

Ale Brown explains why data control, not AI itself, is becoming one of the biggest challenges organizations face as sensitive data moves through everyday workflows.

Why AI adoption exposes long-standing governance gaps
How sensitive information can move outside formal oversight
Why privacy risk materializes inside workflows, not just policies
How stronger data control supports compliant and confident AI adoption

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Article 03

Faster AI, Tighter Data, and the CIO in the Middle

Digital Journal

Jennifer Kervin explores Ale Brown’s guidance for leaders navigating faster AI adoption, evolving Canadian privacy reform, and the need to understand the data their organizations hold before building on top of it.

Why bad data can permanently undermine AI systems
How Bill C-36 raises the stakes for privacy and governance
Why teams should use synthetic or fully anonymized data for testing
Why privacy ownership needs business, legal, operations, and technology alignment

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Articles & Podcasts

AI Before AI: The Hidden Groundwork Your Company Is Skipping

AI Is Exposing a Data Privacy Problem Most Organizations Didn’t Know They Had

Faster AI, Tighter Data, and the CIO in the Middle

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