{"podcast":{"title":"The Beat: Austin's tech and startup podcast","slug":"the-beat-austin-tech-startup-podcast","podcast_index_feed_id":7258306,"rss_url":"https://rss.buzzsprout.com/2461715.rss","website_url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/2461715","image_url":"https://storage.buzzsprout.com/vm4hh25wpysyng0ftqq1yqun8mjh?.jpg","author":"Austin Business Journal","episode_count":12,"summary":"Stay on top of Austin’s booming startup and tech scene with The Beat podcast. Host Brent Wistrom, editor of Austin Inno and The Beat, leverages his deep local roots and connections in the Austin startup and tech scene to bring you the top stories and conversations around who’s innovating, funding and launching new ventures. Each month, we’ll bring you insightful and fun conversations with local founders and investors, as well as a download on the city’s top tech news and what we’re hearing on the street. Listen to new episodes every Thursday and subscribe to the Beat podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-beat-austin-tech-startup-podcast"},"episode":{"title":"Building Trust in AI: A Conversation with AxonIQ CEO Jessica Reeves","slug":"building-trust-in-ai-a-conversation-with-axoniq-ceo-jessica-reeves","published_at":"2025-12-23T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-beat-austin-tech-startup-podcast/building-trust-in-ai-a-conversation-with-axoniq-ceo-jessica-reeves","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-beat-austin-tech-startup-podcast","url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/2461715/episodes/18401740-building-trust-in-ai-a-conversation-with-axoniq-ceo-jessica-reeves.mp3","audio_url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/2461715/episodes/18401740-building-trust-in-ai-a-conversation-with-axoniq-ceo-jessica-reeves.mp3","summary":"AxonIQ CEO Jessica Reeves discusses the critical need for explainability and 'showing your work' in AI to build trust in regulated industries. She shares her transition from HR to tech leadership and how event-based architecture provides the necessary context for reliable AI decision-making.","meta_description":"AxonIQ CEO Jessica Reeves explains why AI explainability is the next frontier for trust in finance and healthcare, plus Austin startup news.","key_points":["Main idea: AI must provide a lineage of events—the 'why' behind a decision—to be viable in high-stakes sectors like finance and medicine","Practical takeaway: Focus on communicating the value and benefits of your technology rather than getting bogged down in implementation details","Failure mode: Relying on AI outputs without a verifiable source of truth leads to unearned confidence and potential errors in critical workflows","Leadership lesson: Approach business interactions by treating executives as individuals with shared problems rather than intimidating titles","Technical insight: Event sourcing and event-based architecture serve as a foundation for creating a single, auditable source of truth"],"chapters":[{"start_ms":60000,"title":"Austin Startup Awards","summary":"A roundup of the recent FIRE Awards winners in the Austin tech ecosystem, including Anaconda and Overhaul."},{"start_ms":225000,"title":"From HR to AI CEO","summary":"Jessica Reeves discusses her non-traditional career path and the importance of balance in leadership."},{"start_ms":535000,"title":"Scaling in Small Teams","summary":"The benefits of gaining broad exposure to all company components when working in sub-100 person startups."},{"start_ms":855000,"title":"The Necessity of Explainability","summary":"Why AI must 'show its work' to be trusted in regulated industries like finance and healthcare."},{"start_ms":1180000,"title":"Value-Driven Communication","summary":"Shifting the conversation from technical implementation details to the actual value and context provided by the platform."},{"start_ms":1940000,"title":"The Risk of AI Hallucinations","summary":"The danger of AI's confident tone when presenting incorrect information and the need for verifiable sources."}],"topics":["Artificial Intelligence","AI Explainability","Austin Tech","Startup Leadership","Event Sourcing","Data Governance","Software Architecture","Tech Entrepreneurship"],"duration_seconds":2105,"processing_state":"processed","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-beat-austin-tech-startup-podcast/episodes/building-trust-in-ai-a-conversation-with-axoniq-ceo-jessica-reeves/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-beat-austin-tech-startup-podcast/building-trust-in-ai-a-conversation-with-axoniq-ceo-jessica-reeves.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}