Privacy On The Ground

The Evolution of Singapore's AI Verify Episode III: Why Generative AI Brought MSD's Executive Director of AI Jason Tamara Widjaja to AI Verify

The shift to generative AI has exposed the gaps between data and AI governance policy and real world uses and impacts of generative AI. Jason Tamara Widjaja can see the disconnects first hand from his perch leading the AI research and AI governance team as Executive Director of AI at MSD - the global biopharma company some in the US and Canada know better by the name Merck & Co. In this talk recorded in August 2025 Tamara Widjaja discusses the reasons why generative AI created new needs for assistance from AI Verify on AI governance tooling and services, about the challenges of scaling AI testing and selecting appropriate metrics, the importance of inspecting a full system in which AI models interact rather than just standalone models, and the potential lack of access to models and systems used in the highest risk scenarios. The Privacy on the Ground intro theme features music by Pangal. Episode music is by Surly Gates. Featured in this episode: -Jason Tamara Widjaja, Executive Director of AI at MSD (a.k.a. Merck and Co.) -Kate Kaye, Deputy Director of World Privacy Forum

The Evolution of Singapore's AI Verify Episode II: A Talk with AI Verify Insider April Chin

April Chin is co-CEO of AI assessment company Resaro, one of a small group of invite-only "premier" members of Singapore's AI governance program, AI Verify. In this second episode in Privacy on the Ground's series about AI Verify, Chin discusses the evolution of AI Verify, the methods and approaches it has developed and piloted, recent initiatives such as its generative AI-focused global AI Assurance Pilot, and the obstacles that external auditors like Resaro might face when it comes to accessing important components of AI systems needed for meaningful assessment. The interview was recorded in November 2025. The Privacy on the Ground intro theme features music by Pangal. Episode music is by Zefyr. Featured in this episode: -April Chin, Co-CEO of Resaro -Kate Kaye, Deputy Director of World Privacy Forum

The Evolution of Singapore's AI Verify Episode I: Policy Is Implementation

Some might consider AI Verify's "building the plane as it flies" approach to AI governance to be rushed or risky; some might question the organization's deep collaboration with industry. But no matter what, it's hard to argue that Singapore's AI Verify project -- and its unique policy sandbox style model -- is influential and offers a real-world example of AI governance that is willing to test and iterate much in the same way that the tech industry itself does. In this first episode of our three-part series on Singapore's AI Verify, listeners will learn about the history and evolution of AI Verify and its key projects, and get a glimpse from insiders into one of its most recent efforts aimed at assessing generative AI applications. The Privacy on the Ground intro theme features music by Pangal. Episode music is by Gianpaolo Rinaldi. Featured in this episode: * April Chin, Co-CEO of Resaro * Jason Tamara Widjaja, Executive Director of AI at MSD * Kate Kaye, Deputy Director of World Privacy Forum

Privacy, Identity and Trust in C2PA, An Explainer Series - Part III: The C2PA Trust Model

In part three of World Privacy Forum's explainer series about C2PA, we'll talk trust. C2PA is not intended to directly determine the trustworthiness of content, but it does have a Trust Model and C2PA metadata are meant to be used as signals for measuring content trustworthiness. In this episode, you'll learn about the C2PA Trust Model process including the Conformance Program, Trust List, and why the absence of C2PA metadata can affect how trustworthiness of content is measured. This episode of Privacy on the Ground features music by Liam Back and Speedtest. The Privacy on the Ground intro theme features music by Pangal. Featured in this episode: * Kate Kaye, Deputy Director of World Privacy Forum

Privacy, Identity and Trust in C2PA, An Explainer Series - Part II: Identity in C2PA

If you're looking for an accessible overview of how C2PA - aka Content Credentials - works technically and how it relates to privacy, identity, and trust, this is it! In our first episode in this explainer series about C2PA, we shared an overview of how C2PA works, and what it does in relation to privacy, identity, and trust. In this second episode, we dig deeper into Identity in C2PA. You'll learn about what sorts of users want identity to be attached to content metadata – and who doesn't, and about the risks and tradeoffs of identity in relation to C2PA. And you'll hear from Pam Dixon, World Privacy Forum's executive director, about existing digital identity systems, regulations and infrastructure around the world and how they could relate to C2PA. This episode of Privacy on the Ground features music by Liam Back and Speedtest. The Privacy on the Ground intro theme features music by Pangal. Featured in this episode: * Kate Kaye, Deputy Director of World Privacy Forum * Pam Dixon, Executive Director of World Privacy Forum