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Teaching systems to stay accountable and people to stay informed.
Public intelligence for the age of AI.
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Fairbydesign is a public-interest media and learning platform cocreated with Mercurysecurity.io, translating AI governance, cybersecurity, and privacy into public understanding. Through The Ethics Engine, our publications, podcast, and video series where we connect frameworks with real decisions, so institutions and citizens can act with clarity.
One-liner: The Ethics Engine for responsible AI.
Fast Facts
- Focus: AI governance, security-by-design, privacy-by-design
- Formats: Weekly briefs, podcast, video explainers, workshops
- Audience: Leaders, technologists, educators, and the public
- Tagline: “Public intelligence for the age of AI.”
People
Viktoria Bakos — Cofounder
is the cofounder of FairByDesign and MercurySecurity.io, where she focuses on governance strategy, privacy-by-design, and the societal impact of automated systems. Her work centers on exposing the hidden rules that shape how AI makes decisions about people’s lives — and translating those structures into clear, usable understanding for the public. She combines academic research in cybersecurity law with real-world governance experience to help people make sense of AI’s growing influence. Through The Ethics Engine, she leads efforts to create public-interest education, accessible frameworks, and conversations that keep both technology and institutions accountable.
- Expertise: AI governance, risk, security & privacy by design
- Role: Lead editorial voice for The Mercury Brief & Ethics Engine
- Topics: Accountability, policy-to-practice, civic literacy
Richard Ralston — Cofounder
is the cofounder of FairByDesign and MercurySecurity.io, specializing in systems design and responsible AI. His work bridges technical controls and governance practice, turning complex requirements into practical steps teams and communities can apply. He is driven by the belief that accountability fails when people are asked to trust systems they do not understand. Through FairByDesign, Richard develops tools and guides that demystify automated systems and help builders, practitioners, and citizens navigate AI with clarity and confidence.
- Expertise: Systems, education, community & implementation
- Role: Governance-to-practice bridge; workshops & tools
- Topics: Security controls, privacy patterns, team adoption
Talking Points
- Why responsible AI is a cultural practice, not just a compliance checklist
- How to translate AI frameworks into real organizational decisions
- The role of security- and privacy-by-design in everyday systems
- Public literacy as infrastructure for democratic technology
Sample Interview Questions
- What does “teaching systems to stay accountable” mean in practice?
- How can leaders balance innovation with governance demands?
- Where are organizations getting AI risk wrong — and how to fix it?
- What’s the simplest way to start privacy- and security-by-design?
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