Transcend becomes first top-tier supporter to join newly formed industry initiative to increase AI skills and knowledge.

SAN FRANCISCO , July 24th, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — Transcend, the global technology governance company for enterprise data, today announced its joining as the first top-tier foundational supporter of the IAPP AI Governance Center. The International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) launched a global AI Governance Center to support and scale the AI governance profession. For companies seeking to move quickly and confidently deploy AI, ensuring smart governance oversight is a key priority.

Transcend helps some of the world’s most trusted businesses manage enterprise data at the governance layer. As a foundational supporter of the IAPP AI Governance Center, Transcend will provide its expertise in governance technology as the entire privacy industry begins to expand into ethical and effective practices for managing AI systems. Transcend will work alongside other industry leaders in IAPP’s AI Governance initiative to expand access to the certifications and training necessary for the professional management of AI.

“As the scope of artificial intelligence continues to grow, so does the need for qualified and well-trained AI Governance professionals,” said J. Trevor Hughes, President and CEO of the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP). “With over 35 countries already working to develop AI regulations, it is critical that professionals are given the necessary tools and training to ensure that AI systems are developed, integrated and deployed in line with emerging laws and policies in a way we can trust. The IAPP AI Governance Center Foundational Supporters will be on the front lines as global leaders of AI governance and the IAPP is ready to support them every step of the way.”

In today’s data-driven world, it’s more important than ever to have strong governance practices in place to ensure that AI technology is deployed with the appropriate safeguards. The IAPP AI Governance Center is an important step towards training industry professionals to guide the right levels of trust and transparency.

“At Transcend, we believe that AI governance is crucial for enterprise deployment of generative AI-based applications. That’s why we’re excited to become a foundational supporter to the IAPP’s AI Governance Center to advance the certifications and trainings for governing AI systems in a way that respects and protects privacy and human rights. We believe that by working together, we can create a more responsible and trustworthy AI ecosystem that benefits individuals, organizations, and society as a whole,” said Ben Brook, CEO and Co-Founder of Transcend.

Becoming a foundational supporter of the IAPP’s AI Governance Center, is a significant milestone for Transcend and the governance industry as a whole. By contributing Transcend’s AI expertise to IAPP’s initiatives, Transcend is excited to join forces with other industry leaders on AI training and skill development.

Early this month, Transcend released its AI Governance Roadmap. As the data governance provider for some of the world’s largest companies, Transcend has been fielding a lot of questions about how to put the right safeguards in place to responsibly use new Generative AI platforms and tools.

• “How can I monitor that my teams aren’t entering confidential information into ChatGPT?”
• “How will I know if an AI chat feature is sending inappropriate information to an end-user?”
• “How can I ensure PCI or HIPAA-covered data is not being sent into third-party large language models?”

At its core, these concerns are about the data going into AI models, and the data coming out. Read more about Transcend’s AI Governance roadmap to help companies lean into generative AI innovation with confidence.

About IAPP

The IAPP is the largest and most comprehensive global information privacy community and resource. Founded in 2000, the IAPP is a not-for-profit organization that helps define, promote and improve the privacy profession globally.

About Transcend

Transcend is the platform that makes it easy to encode governance controls across a company’s data ecosystem for automated and future-proof compliance. Backed by Accel and Index Ventures, the company is the data privacy partner of choice for brands such as Affirm, Robinhood, Brex, Clubhouse, Eventbrite, and more. Transcend customers go beyond the patchwork compliance and manual offerings of today to realize an easy, efficient, and secure privacy program at scale. In addition, Transcend’s privacy platform incorporates standard-setting data protections that security-conscious brands have come to expect, including an on-premise security gateway, end-to-end encryption (E2EE), and more. Founded in 2017 by Ben Brook (CEO) and Mike Farrell (CTO), Transcend is headquartered in San Francisco.

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The IAPP AI Governance Center Foundational Supporters will be on the front lines as global leaders of AI governance and the IAPP is ready to support them every step of the way.

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Andrew Moon, Transcend, 1 (401) 236-7504, press@transcend.io, https://transcend.io/

SOURCE Transcend