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# Confluence podcast S1E6
- URL: https://www.trxl.co/confluence-podcast-s1e6/
- Published: 2023-12-15T15:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2024-01-03T16:27:57.000Z
- Author: Evan Troxel
- Tags: Confluence Podcast, Sam Zolfagharian, WIA

In this episode, Samaneh Zolfagharian, Ph.D. joins Randall Stevens and me in a comprehensive overview of AI governance and ethics in the AEC industry. 

Sam is the CTO at YegaTech and is an AEC Data & AI Strategy Consultant. 

Today we explore various aspects of AI governance and ethics in the AEC industry including:

- the definition and importance of AI governance
- the ethical principles that should be considered in AI governance, emphasizing the significance of fairness, transparency, and accountability
- the role of AI governance in the AEC industry
- the importance of implementing measures to minimize the risks associated with AI in AEC
- the best approach for establishing AI governance

### Episode Links

- [Sam on LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/samanehzolfagharian/)
- [Sam on Twitter](https://twitter.com/SZolfagharian)
- [YegaTech website](https://yegatech.com/)
- [YegaTech on LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/yegatech)
- Get the book: [Augment It: How Architecture, Engineering and Construction Leaders Leverage Data and Artificial Intelligence to Build a Sustainable Future by Mehdi Nourbakhsh PhD](https://amzn.to/47KMMOv) (Amazon)
- [YegaTech’s Augment It workbook](https://yegatech.com/free-resources/) and other free resources

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