From Boston’s financial and tech corridor, Fidelity’s Pooja Basu, VP of Data Platforms, joins hosts Erica Rooney and Greg Boone to talk about what every company needs before diving into AI: clean, accurate data.

Speaking live from the AI Powered Women Conference at MIT in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Pooja explains why data governance is the real foundation of AI innovation—and how organizations can balance speed, accuracy, and privacy without losing their competitive edge.

This episode of AI: Voice or Victim spotlights the people shaping New England’s AI future—where data, ethics, and human judgment still lead the way.

Chapters

00:00 – Why Data Is the Foundation of AI
01:05 – Meet Pooja Basu, VP of Data Platforms at Fidelity
02:20 – The “Garbage In, Garbage Out” Rule Explained
04:00 – Building Trust Through Data Governance
06:30 – How Dirty Data Slows Down AI Progress
09:00 – Balancing Speed and Accuracy in AI Adoption
11:00 – Real-World Challenges of Implementing AI
13:00 – When Users Don’t Know How to Consume AI
15:00 – Training People to Trust and Use AI Tools
17:00 – How to Protect Your Personal Data
18:30 – Why Empathy and Compassion Still Matter in Tech

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