<p>As AI systems grow more autonomous, the question is no longer just what they can do, but whether we can trust the data and models behind their decisions. In this episode of <strong>Alexa’s Input (AI)</strong>, Alexa Griffith talks with <strong>Wendy Chin</strong>, CEO of <strong>PureCipher</strong>, about building what she calls an <strong>artificial immune system for AI, </strong>a framework designed to make data, models, and inference tamper-evident across the AI lifecycle.</p><p>They unpack what data poisoning really means (training data, weights and biases, inference inputs), why small amounts of targeted poison can create outsized model misbehavior, and how generative AI lowers the barrier to sophisticated malware. The conversation expands into the security implications of agent-to-agent communication via MCP, digital twins, and why we don’t have the luxury of “shipping now and securing later.” It’s a wide-ranging discussion that moves from practical threat models to the philosophical frontier of what happens as AI becomes more human-like, and more autonomous.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Podcast Links</strong></p><p>Watch: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@alexa_griffith">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@alexa_griffith⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p>Read: <a href="https://alexasinput.substack.com/">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://alexasinput.substack.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p>Listen:<a href="https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/alexagriffith/">⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/alexagriffith/⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><br></p><p>More: <a href="https://linktr.ee/alexagriffith">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/alexagriffith⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><br></p><p>Website: <a href="https://alexagriffith.com/">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://alexagriffith.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p>LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexa-griffith/">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexa-griffith/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Find out more about the guest at:</strong></p><p>LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/wendy-chin-ctg/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/wendy-chin-ctg/</a></p><p>Website: <a href="https://www.purecipher.com/">https://www.purecipher.com/</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Chapters</strong></p><p>00:00 Introduction to AI Security</p><p>01:16 Understanding Data Poisoning</p><p>04:38 The Dangers of Malware in AI</p><p>07:46 AI&#39;s Moral Dilemmas and Decision Making</p><p>08:45 Building Empathy in AI</p><p>13:07 The Role of Good Data in AI Training</p><p>17:02 PureCypher&#39;s Artificial Immune System</p><p>22:34 Digital Twins and Their Implications</p><p>25:22 Nurturing AI Like a Child</p><p>30:53 Data Therapy for AI</p><p>36:13 The Future of AI and Human Interaction</p><p>38:45 The Dark Side of AI: Hacking and Security</p><p>45:03 Global Perspectives on AI Security</p><p>48:11 MCP Agents and Security Concerns</p><p>51:41 Philosophical Implications of AI and Human Connection</p><p>01:00:04 The Sci-Fi Future of AI and Humanity</p>