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AI Today in 5

AI Today in 5: September 15, 2026, The Medical AI Edition

Welcome to AI Today in 5, the newest addition to the Compliance Podcast Network. Each day, Tom Fox will bring you 5 stories about AI to start your day. Sit back, enjoy a cup of morning coffee, and listen in to AI Today in 5. All from the Compliance Podcast Network. Each day, we consider five stories from the business world on compliance, ethics, risk management, leadership, or general interest in AI.

Top AI stories include:

  1. What’s holding back AI in financial services? (FinTech Global)
  2. EU demands AI companies meet safety requirements. (The Jerusalem Post)
  3. Data quality is holding back AI in banks. (Asian Banking & Finance)
  4. Cybersecurity enhanced with AI. (FinTech Magazine)
  5. Trump Administration moving to deploy AI in medicine. (NYT)

My first work of general non-fiction is now out: Deluge Before Dawn, the story of the 2025 flood in Kerr County, Texas, which killed 119 people and devastated a county. It is a story of tragedy, heartbreak, survival, and resilience.

It is available on the following sites:

Amazon.com

Stoney Creek Publishing

Barnes and Noble

Texas A&M University Press

Bookshop.org

Google.Books

Walmart

This week only, the Kindle e-book version is available for $0.99 on Amazon.

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Innovation in Compliance

Innovation in Compliance: Mara Senn on Vibe Coding a Credible Investigations Platform

Innovation comes in many areas, and compliance professionals need to not only be ready for it but embrace it. Join Tom Fox, the Voice of Compliance, as he visits with top innovative minds, thinkers, and creators in the award-winning Innovation in Compliance podcast. In this episode, host Tom welcomes Mara Senn, Founder and CEO of Ethakos.

What is innovation in compliance? Mara Senn certainly shows it in this podcast. Her path to founding Ethakos spans Big Law, early FCPA and anti-corruption work, investigations at the World Bank, and senior in-house compliance roles at major Fortune 500 companies. That experience gave her a clear view of the everyday frustrations compliance teams face, especially clunky tools, dirty data, and rigid workflows that slow down real investigations. She built Ethakos as an AI-native, highly configurable platform to solve those pain points, using “vibe coding” with Claude to move quickly while keeping human judgment at the center of every decision. In her view, the platform reflects a simple but powerful idea: AI should make compliance work faster and cleaner, not replace the expertise and risk-based thinking that good compliance professionals bring.

Key highlights:

  • Vibe coding Ethakos through dozens of decisions
  • Start with actionable hits, not meaningless alerts
  • AI-generated first drafts for chronologies and interviews
  • Audit logs and document-linked investigative credibility
  • Tech-forward compliance teams identifying 13 risks instead

Resources:

Ethakos

Mara Senn on LinkedIn

Tom Fox

Instagram

Facebook

YouTube

Twitter

LinkedIn

My first work of general non-fiction is now out: Deluge Before Dawn, the story of the 2025 flood in Kerr County, Texas, which killed 119 people and devastated a county. It is a story of tragedy, heartbreak, survival, and resilience.

It is available on the following sites:

Amazon.com

Stoney Creek Publishing

Barnes and Noble

Texas A&M University Press

Bookshop.org

Google.Books

Walmart

This week only, the Kindle e-book version is available for $0.99 on Amazon.

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AI Today in 5

AI Today in 5: September 14, 2026, The Congress Wakes Up Edition

Welcome to AI Today in 5, the newest addition to the Compliance Podcast Network. Each day, Tom Fox will bring you 5 stories about AI to start your day. Sit back, enjoy a cup of morning coffee, and listen in to AI Today in 5. All from the Compliance Podcast Network. Each day, we consider five stories from the business world on compliance, ethics, risk management, leadership, or general interest in AI.

Top AI stories include:

  1. AI systems to protect confidential information. (FinTech Global)
  2. Congress waking up to AI threat. (WSJ)
  3. Altman pulls back on OpenAI IPO. (Reuters)
  4. Anthropic says it stopped scientists from developing bioweapons. (FT)
  5. Trump not worried about AI. (Bloomberg)

My first work of general non-fiction is now out: Deluge Before Dawn, the story of the 2025 flood in Kerr County, Texas, which killed 119 people and devastated a county. It is a story of tragedy, heartbreak, survival, and resilience.

It is available on the following sites:

Amazon.com

Stoney Creek Publishing

Barnes and Noble

Texas A&M University Press

Bookshop.org

Google.Books

Walmart

This week only, the Kindle e-book version is available for $0.99 on Amazon.

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Compliance and AI

Compliance and AI: Diego Panama on – AI-Driven GRC: The Next Enterprise Standard

What is the intersection of AI and compliance? What about machine learning? Are you using ChatGPT? These questions are just three of the many we will explore in this cutting-edge podcast series, Compliance and AI, hosted by Tom Fox, the award-winning Voice of Compliance. In this episode, host Tom Fox visits with Diego Panama, new CEO of LogicGate.

Panama brings a disciplined, business-focused perspective to the future of AI-driven GRC platform strategy and risk management transformation. He believes AI is turning GRC from a reactive, checkbox exercise into a strategic, board-level capability, where a holistic platform can unify third-party, cyber, supply chain, and enterprise risks in real time. Rather than leaving professionals buried in operational tasks, he sees agentic AI handling assessments, recommendations, and continuous monitoring so teams can focus on risk appetite, governance, and business outcomes. For Panama, the future of GRC is increasingly autonomous but still human-led, with strong data governance, clear priorities, and responsible use of emerging technology enabling faster, more precise, and more valuable risk management.

Key highlights:

  • Scaling Past 100 Customers with Customer-First GRC
  • AI Agents for Real-Time Global Risk Monitoring
  • Enterprise-wide access and intelligent data interaction
  • Conversational no-code UX with Config Newton agent
  • GRC as the Key to Safe AI Adoption

Resources:

LogicGate

Diego Panama on LinkedIn

Tom Fox

Instagram

Facebook

YouTube

Twitter

LinkedIn

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AI Today in 5

AI Today in 5: September 11, 2026, The Compliance Must Evolve Edition

Welcome to AI Today in 5, the newest addition to the Compliance Podcast Network. Each day, Tom Fox will bring you 5 stories about AI to start your day. Sit back, enjoy a cup of morning coffee, and listen in to AI Today in 5. All from the Compliance Podcast Network. Each day, we consider five stories from the business world on compliance, ethics, risk management, leadership, or general interest in AI.

Top AI stories include:

  1. Getting AI right in wealth management. (FinTech Global)
  2. Could AI go ‘all Skynet’?. (WSJ)
  3. Auditing compliance AI. (BitSight)
  4. Legal considerations for AI rollout. (Foley Hoag)
  5. Why compliance must evolve. (Fast Company)

My first work of general non-fiction is now out: Deluge Before Dawn, the story of the 2025 flood in Kerr County, Texas, which killed 119 people and devastated a county. It is a story of tragedy, heartbreak, survival, and resilience.

It is available on the following sites:

Amazon.com

Stoney Creek Publishing

Barnes and Noble

Texas A&M University Press

Bookshop.org

Google.Books

Walmart

This week only, the Kindle e-book version is available for $0.99 on Amazon.

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AI in Financial Services in 5 Stories

AI in Financial Services in 5 Stories – Week Ending September 11, 2026

Welcome to AI in Financial Services in 5 Stories. A practical weekly roundup of the five most important AI developments affecting banking, insurance, payments, asset management, and fintech. Each Friday, Tom Fox will break down the top stories that matter most through the lenses of compliance, risk management, governance, and business strategy. Designed for compliance professionals, executives, legal teams, and financial services leaders, it goes beyond headlines to explain why each development matters in a highly regulated industry. The result is a concise weekly briefing that helps listeners stay current on AI innovation while asking sharper questions about oversight, accountability, and trust.

This week’s stories include the following:

  1. FOMO leading bank AI spending. (Banking Dive)
  2. Canada’s big banks embrace AI. (CBC)
  3. ChatGPT for financial services. (OpenAI)
  4. Production AI in financial services. (CIO)
  5. How AI will impact corporate spending. (Forbes)

My first work of general non-fiction is now out: Deluge Before Dawn, the story of the 2025 flood in Kerr County, Texas, which killed 119 people and devastated a county. It is a story of tragedy, heartbreak, survival, and resilience.

It is available on the following sites:

Amazon.com

Stoney Creek Publishing

Barnes and Noble

Texas A&M University Press

Bookshop.org

Google.Books

Walmart

This week only, the Kindle e-book version is available for $0.99 on Amazon.

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AI Today in 5

AI Today in 5: September 10, 2026, The Channel Problem Edition

Welcome to AI Today in 5, the newest addition to the Compliance Podcast Network. Each day, Tom Fox will bring you 5 stories about AI to start your day. Sit back, enjoy a cup of morning coffee, and listen in to AI Today in 5. All from the Compliance Podcast Network. Each day, we consider five stories from the business world on compliance, ethics, risk management, leadership, or general interest in AI.

Top AI stories include:

  1. AI risk assessments are missing the channel problem. (FinTech Global)
  2. Meta designs personal agent. (WSJ)
  3. FTC fines for ‘AI-hype’. (CW)
  4. AI causing toe-treading at work. (FT)
  5. What is the bot crime problem? (Bloomberg)

My first work of general non-fiction is now out: Deluge Before Dawn, the story of the 2025 flood in Kerr County, Texas, which killed 119 people and devastated a county. It is a story of tragedy, heartbreak, survival, and resilience.

It is available on the following sites:

Amazon.com

Stoney Creek Publishing

Barnes and Noble

Texas A&M University Press

Bookshop.org

Google.Books

Walmart

This week only, the Kindle e-book version is available for $0.99 on Amazon.

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Daily Compliance News

Daily Compliance News: September 10, 2026, The Toe-Treading Trial Edition

Welcome to the Daily Compliance News. Each day, Tom Fox, the Voice of Compliance, brings you compliance-related stories to start your day. Sit back, enjoy a cup of morning coffee, and listen in to the Daily Compliance News. All from the Compliance Podcast Network. Each day, we consider four stories from the business world, compliance, ethics, risk management, leadership, or general interest for the compliance professional.

Top stories include:

  • Judge’s COI nixes award. (Reuters)
  • Ex-head of Swiss banking association convicted of corruption. (SwissInfo)
  • Iranian airlines are still flying. (WSJ)
  • AI causing toe-treading at work. (FT)

My first work of general non-fiction is now out: Deluge Before Dawn, the story of the 2025 flood in Kerr County, Texas, which killed 119 people and devastated a county. It is a story of tragedy, heartbreak, survival, and resilience.

It is available on the following sites:

Amazon.com

Stoney Creek Publishing

Barnes and Noble

Texas A&M University Press

Bookshop.org

Google.Books

Walmart

This week only, the Kindle e-book version is available for $0.99 on Amazon.

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Great Women in Compliance

Great Women in Compliance: AI, Compliance & Thinking Outside the Box

AI is a key topic for all of us these days, and for ethics and compliance professionals, it is a challenge and an opportunity. In this episode, Lisa Fine and Hemma Lomax speak with Mara Senn, founder and CEO of Ethakos, and Audrey Harris, Managing Director at Affiliated Monitors; both have deep experience across investigations, enforcement, in-house compliance, and monitorships. We focus on what AI means for compliance – from how it is changing how companies operate to how it can help us work smarter while keeping humans in the AI loop.

They share insights from their experience on many topics, including:

  • Moving beyond AI as a time-saving tool and thinking bigger about how it can transform compliance.
  • Why compliance needs to understand the business, its systems, and its data.
  • The risks of staying safely inside the “compliance box.”
  • How better data and AI can help compliance see risk differently—and connect the dots.
  • Why tech and data skills are becoming essential for the next generation of compliance professionals.
  • Finding the balance between innovation and risk management.

This is a great discussion for novice AI users and experienced professionals alike. 

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AI Today in 5

AI Today in 5: September 9, 2026, The Wiki Incident Edition

Welcome to AI Today in 5, the newest addition to the Compliance Podcast Network. Each day, Tom Fox will bring you 5 stories about AI to start your day. Sit back, enjoy a cup of morning coffee, and listen in to AI Today in 5. All from the Compliance Podcast Network. Each day, we consider five stories from the business world on compliance, ethics, risk management, leadership, or general interest in AI.

Top AI stories include:

  1. AI governance is the real test for compliance. (FinTech Global)
  2. The role of AI in manufacturing. (Deloitte)
  3. AI hacking WeChat. (NYT)
  4. OpenAI has a wiki ‘incident.’ (Reuters)
  5. Is AGI here? (Bloomberg)

My first work of general non-fiction is now out: Deluge Before Dawn, the story of the 2025 flood in Kerr County, Texas, which killed 119 people and devastated a county. It is a story of tragedy, heartbreak, survival, and resilience.

It is available on the following sites:

Amazon.com

Stoney Creek Publishing

Barnes and Noble

Texas A&M University Press

Bookshop.org

Google.Books

Walmart

This week only, the Kindle e-book version is available for $0.99 on Amazon.