WASHINGTON, DC -- at the Government Blockchain Association’s (GBA) “Blockchain and Infrastructure” conference – AI MINDSystems Foundation and Guardrail Technologies™ today announce their partnership to provide safe and secure AI within the Foundation’s National HERO (Health Enhancing Resource Orchestration™) initiative, which aims to address critical unmet healthcare needs of United States military service members, veterans, first responders, and their families. 

As a key part of its responsible and ethical AI programs, AI MINDSystems Foundation will deploy the Guardrail for GenAI™ Suite within the components of the AI MINDSystems Trusted Data & AI Ecosystem being first deployed as part of the National HERO initiative. Guardrail for GenAI™ is an advanced solution that places critical safeguards around AI systems, keeping humans in the loop to monitor and address potential AI risks, such as cybersecurity vulnerabilities, intellectual property concerns, violence, self-harm, harassment, bias, discrimination, profanity, brand and compliance risks.

“We’re honored to collaborate with AI MINDSystems Foundation on the National HERO initiative,” said Shawnna Hoffman, President of Guardrail Technologies. “Our mission is to empower safe and responsible AI use, and through this partnership, we’re committed to protecting those who protect us. By bringing our Guardrail for GenAI Suite to the forefront, we aim to provide US military service members, veterans, first responders, and their families with the confidence that AI technologies are deployed ethically and securely, prioritizing their safety and well-being in their critical healthcare scenarios spanning many organizational boundaries.”

“Secure multi-party computing with multi-agent AI-driven trusted workflows must have people – with their own self-sovereign AIs – at the center of the complex healthcare processes currently surrounding them. This includes in our first priority therapeutic areas of mental health and oncology, the starting points of the National HERO’s mission to radically empower this brave cohort to take direct custody of the data about them currently splintered everywhere across our complicated US health system, and use it to continuously optimize their health and total well-being,” said Heather Leigh Flannery, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer at AI MINDSystems Foundation. “Our unique convergence of AI, blockchain, and advanced privacy-enhancing technologies (PETs), deployed and operated within our first-of-its-kind person-centered critical infrastructure, is the technical heart of this initiative. We are thrilled to join forces with Guardrail Technologies™ to improve the security and ethical use of the powerful, personal AI capabilities we will soon be making available to our Nation’s heroes: military service members, veterans, first responders, and their families,” continued Ms. Flannery.

“At Guardrail Technologies, our foremost commitment is to the safety and mental well-being of those we serve,” said Shawnna Hoffman, President of Guardrail Technologies. “Our advanced capabilities include robust detection and prevention of harmful language, including suicide-related content, which enables us to act proactively in mitigating risks. By identifying these critical signals in real-time, Guardrail for GenAI will enable a vital element of AI MINDSystems Foundation’s mental health agenda to support vulnerable individuals before issues escalate.  Together, we will strive to ensure that AI serves only as a force for good in the lives of military members, veterans, first responders, and their families.”

About AI MINDSystems Foundation

AI MINDSystems Foundation is non-profit pioneering exponential technology-enabled systemic interventions driven to advance humanity’s health, safety, prosperity, and privacy. Our mission is to transform how these technologies are accessed and adopted by underserved communities. Understanding how data from those communities is collected, stored, and used for the advancement of ethical AI, community health, and the pursuit of health equity, digital equity, and environmental sustainability supports our pursuits to make positive change. To achieve this, we are creating a new, trusted data ecosystem. A data economy that is financially inclusive of data subjects, self-sovereignty of identity, data, AI, and personal digital twins.

To learn more about the National HERO initiative, view the Intel Corporation case study: “AI Aids in Decentralization of Health Data: AI MINDSystems Foundation acts to empower individuals with control of their health and personal data via self-sovereign AI” at https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/customer-spotlight/stories/ai-mindsystems-foundation-customer-story.html. Visit http://www.ai-mindsystems.org to donate or volunteer to support the National HERO initiative. 

About Guardrail Technologies™

Guardrail Technologies™ created Guardrail for Generative AI™, a suite of software solutions to put organizations, businesses, governments, and individuals in control of their use of Generative AI™.  The Guardrail Suite for Generative AI is a robust collection of intuitive tools that help identify sources of content, get a handle on prompts, and put controls around your data to mitigate key risks.  These tools keep generative AI safe, responsible, and transparent.  Sunscreen™ Guardrail for Safe Video Conferencing prevents data from being shared that an individual, family, corporate employee, or an employer does not intend to share by simply hiding it. Guardrail Consulting for Responsible AI offers a range of consulting services including the assessment, audit, and implementation of Responsible Technology, AI and Data. Guardrail Technologies™ puts people back in control of AI by bringing human intelligence into the loop.  Guardrail Technologies™ enables efficiency and revenue gains through AI plus human intelligence.

Company President Shawnna Hoffman states, “Guardrail is the culmination of a lifetime career of work in the AI sector. As a woman owed business, I’m proud to lead a team of passionate and experienced professionals to operationalize Responsible AI. Global regulatory bodies are racing to require it, Guardrail Technologies provides it.”

Guardrail Technologies Inc. is a privately woman owned corporation with headquarters in Park City, Utah. It provides Responsible AI products and consultation. Following the public introduction of generative AI platforms like ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, Gemini, and many others. The company brought technologists, investors, executives, AI engineers, and developers together to address the risks and optimize the benefits. The company’s sales force spans the globe and has been met with vigorous customer engagement and receptivity in a short period of time.

For more information or media requests, contact:

AI MINDSystems Foundation

Visit: https://ai-mindsystems.org and LinkedIn.

Contacts: Zan Lowe-Skillern, zan.lowe@ai-mindsystems.org, 1.919.667.4179

Guardrail Technologies™, Inc.

Visit: https://guardrail.tech

Contacts: Shawnna Hoffman, President