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.

Speaking topics
Give your audience something to use.
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
Ask about this talkThe 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
Ask about this talkLessons 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
Ask about this talkAbout 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.



