Can We Trust Edge AI? | Edge of Tomorrow: The Edge AI Debate with Ros Cammarota & Aydin Aysu
Thu Jan 15 2026
What does “trust” really mean when AI lives at the edge?
Welcome to Edge of Tomorrow – The Edge AI Debate, our spin-off series from The IoT Podcast, created in collaboration with the @edgeaifoundation This series brings together leading voices from across the Edge AI ecosystem to debate the toughest questions shaping its future.
In this episode, host Pete Bernard (CEO, EDGE AI FOUNDATION) is joined by Rosario Cammarota (Chief Scientist, Intel Privacy Lab) and Aydin Aysu (Founder, MithrilAI) to tackle:
Can you trust Edge AI - and if so, where does that trust really come from?
As intelligence becomes distributed across edge devices, the traditional assumptions around privacy, security, and ownership start to break down.
This conversation digs into how trust changes when AI runs locally, whether hardware can (or should) be trusted, and what it means for users, builders, and regulators alike.
From cryptographic techniques like homomorphic encryption to real-world deployment scenarios, the debate explores what it actually takes to build Edge AI systems that are not only powerful, but trustworthy.
Chapters…
00:00 Introductions & debate setup
02:30 What does “trust” mean when AI lives at the edge?
07:10 Edge vs. cloud: control, risk, and responsibility
11:40 Can we secure Edge AI without trusting hardware?
17:20 The role of homomorphic encryption
22:30 Data ownership, governance, and user sovereignty
28:40 Real-world Edge AI deployments and security trade offs
34:10 Final reflections: rebuilding trust in the Edge AI stack
The episode is live now on all major podcast platformsListen here: https://linktr.ee/theiotpodcast
What’s your take? Join the debate in the comments.
Connect with our guests…
Rosario Cammarota – Chief Scientist, Intel Privacy Lab: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ro-cammarota-a226b817/
Aydin Aysu – Founder, MithrilAI: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aydinaysu/
Moderator: Pete Bernard – CEO, EDGE AI FOUNDATION: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bernardpete/
About Edge of Tomorrow – The Edge AI Debate Edge of Tomorrow is our dedicated debate series bringing together technologists, researchers, and industry leaders to tackle the most pressing and controversial questions in Edge AI.
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What does “trust” really mean when AI lives at the edge? Welcome to Edge of Tomorrow – The Edge AI Debate, our spin-off series from The IoT Podcast, created in collaboration with the @edgeaifoundation This series brings together leading voices from across the Edge AI ecosystem to debate the toughest questions shaping its future. In this episode, host Pete Bernard (CEO, EDGE AI FOUNDATION) is joined by Rosario Cammarota (Chief Scientist, Intel Privacy Lab) and Aydin Aysu (Founder, MithrilAI) to tackle: Can you trust Edge AI - and if so, where does that trust really come from? As intelligence becomes distributed across edge devices, the traditional assumptions around privacy, security, and ownership start to break down. This conversation digs into how trust changes when AI runs locally, whether hardware can (or should) be trusted, and what it means for users, builders, and regulators alike. From cryptographic techniques like homomorphic encryption to real-world deployment scenarios, the debate explores what it actually takes to build Edge AI systems that are not only powerful, but trustworthy. Chapters… 00:00 Introductions & debate setup 02:30 What does “trust” mean when AI lives at the edge? 07:10 Edge vs. cloud: control, risk, and responsibility 11:40 Can we secure Edge AI without trusting hardware? 17:20 The role of homomorphic encryption 22:30 Data ownership, governance, and user sovereignty 28:40 Real-world Edge AI deployments and security trade offs 34:10 Final reflections: rebuilding trust in the Edge AI stack The episode is live now on all major podcast platformsListen here: https://linktr.ee/theiotpodcast What’s your take? Join the debate in the comments. Connect with our guests… Rosario Cammarota – Chief Scientist, Intel Privacy Lab: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ro-cammarota-a226b817/ Aydin Aysu – Founder, MithrilAI: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aydinaysu/ Moderator: Pete Bernard – CEO, EDGE AI FOUNDATION: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bernardpete/ About Edge of Tomorrow – The Edge AI Debate Edge of Tomorrow is our dedicated debate series bringing together technologists, researchers, and industry leaders to tackle the most pressing and controversial questions in Edge AI.