FOUNTIUM INSIGHTS

Practical guidance on
adopting AI responsibly

Short episodes for business leaders, technology teams and risk professionals: realistic scenarios, plain explanations and steps you can take this week.

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LATEST EPISODE

Episode 05 · Governance · 6 Nov 2026

Shadow AI Is Already in Your Company. Here's How to Bring It Into the Light

Your AI inventory is probably missing the tools staff use without approval. What shadow AI is, why banning it rarely works, and how to bring it into the open without a witch hunt.

Key takeaways

  • Ask, don’t hunt: start with a short, no-blame survey
  • Offer an approved option with proper data protections
  • Set three simple rules people can remember
  • Give every tool an owner, a purpose and an approver
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Each episode stands on its own. Watched in order, they follow AI from the first adoption decision to ongoing oversight.

Episode 04 · Oversight · 2 Nov 2026

Every AI Agent Needs a Passport: Keeping Control After You Adopt AI

A one-time AI review goes out of date quickly. Why every AI system and agent needs a living record, and what that record should cover.

  • Why AI due diligence ages faster than you think
  • How AI agents quietly gain access, and why it raises the stakes
  • The five sections every AI system’s record should cover
  • A 30-minute exercise to find your first governance gaps
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Episode 03 · Agentic AI security · 27 Oct 2026

Can Your AI Agent Be Tricked? What Every Business Needs to Know

Could a customer email redirect your AI assistant? Prompt injection explained through a fictional customer-service scenario, with five practical safeguards.

  • Limit what information the agent can reach
  • Restrict the actions it is permitted to take
  • Make human approval meaningful, and test with hostile inputs
  • Monitor, and be ready to intervene
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Episode 02 · Due diligence · 23 Oct 2026

Before You Adopt AI: 7 Due Diligence Questions Every Business Should Ask

An impressive demo is only the beginning. Seven questions to answer before connecting AI to your information, workflows or customers, and how the risks change as a system moves from drafting to acting.

  • Business purpose and information access
  • Vendor evidence and testing before deployment
  • Agent authority and human accountability
  • Monitoring, intervention and how to stop a system safely
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Episode 01 · Introduction · 22 Oct 2026

Welcome to Fountium: Responsible AI and Agentic AI Due Diligence

A short introduction to Fountium and our approach: moving from responsible AI principles to practical safeguards, clear accountability and ongoing oversight.

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