GuardianAI SERVICES · HUMAN DIGNITY FIRST

Speaking & professional programs

AI governance,
made tangible.

Invite Eric J. Cox, Esq. to connect law, human dignity, and the practical design of AI systems.

For legal associations, public-sector leaders, child-welfare professionals, and organizations deciding how AI should serve people.

Eric Cox at the forge
A practitioner’s perspective: from public policy to physical design.
Attorney & legal authorPublic-sector AI policy experienceFounder, Guardian AI Services

Speaking topics

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POLICY · PRIVACY · SYSTEM DESIGN

AI Governance by Architecture

How policy principles become concrete limits in hardware and code.

Audience takeaway: A practical set of questions to assess what an AI system can access, retain, and transmit.

Small-group discussion or moderated Q&A

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HUMAN DIGNITY · RESPONSIBLE AI

The Units Know Their Place

What changes when AI is designed to support a person’s independence rather than seek their continued attention?

Audience takeaway: Design principles for boundaries, respectful language, and support without dependency.

Moderated conversation or joint presentation

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CHILD WELFARE · LAW · PUBLIC SERVICE

Lessons from the Worst Day

What child-welfare legal experience reveals about technology used under stress.

Audience takeaway: Ways to examine dignity, power, consent, and the burden of repeated disclosure.

Small professional program or facilitated discussion

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About the speaker

Eric J. Cox, Esq.

Eric is an attorney, author, and the founder of Guardian AI Services. His two decades in child welfare inform his work on Compassionate AI and governance through system architecture.

He wrote Montgomery County’s AI policy and conceptualized and designed its AI Committee for Public Good. He stepped away as Guardian became his full-time work to avoid a potential future conflict.

His publications include Pennsylvania Juvenile Delinquency & Dependency Law and Compassion and Companion: How AI Can Transform Child Welfare, Healthcare, and Humanity.

Beyond Guardian · Work by Eric J. Cox

Working with my hands.

Alongside his work in law and AI, Eric creates welded metal sculptures. Flowers, sea life, and characters like Bob take shape through careful assembly, texture, and form.