Trustworthy AI Showcase & Group Matchmaking
part of a16z’s Boston Tech Week 2026
Trust is the #1 barrier to AI adoption, yet ecosystem blueprints for operationalizing trustworthiness at scale have yet to be defined.
Many people are “muddling through” the moment without clarity on how product and operational trade-offs impact end-users and company adopters, leaving key stakeholders in the dark about what’s optimal, what’s viable, and what’s technically possible today.
Meeting this moment, we are hosting an innovative, interactive discovery session for AI-native innovators and enterprise leaders to discover and rate solutions on key characteristics while shaping trustworthy AI expectations and experiences in real-time.
Discover whether your perceptions align with AI product characteristics. Learn what designing for trust and adopting for trustworthiness really mean for you and ecosystem peers.
For most people, trust is a fuzzy, qualitative concept. Yet, for product builders and adopters, it’s critical to distinguish:
Trust in an AI product or system is a user's attitude or perception. Because low trust inhibits user adoption, it’s critical for product teams to proactively collect user feedback and measure perceptions in order to differentiate competitively.
AI trustworthiness characteristics - like accountability, explainability, privacy, robustness, and security - are built into a product or system. Developers and deployers can architect, design, govern, measure and monitor trustworthiness throughout the lifecycle. However, considering the many trade-offs of trustworthiness, teams also need input from users and experts on which characteristics matter most so they can effectively translate policies and preferences into viable, trusted products.
Together, we’ll collectively experience and clarify what AI adopters and users can look for and evaluate.
Join innovative AI trendsetters and curious AI adopters in healthcare and financial services to collectively discover and assess how well up-and-coming AI-native solutions in healthtech and fintech startups are earning trust and delivering trustworthy solutions.
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Healthtech and fintech founder looking to showcase your solution
Trustworthy AI or governance practitioner, advocate, or thought leader interested in curated connections with like-minded people
This event is a part of #BOSTechWeek — a full week of events hosted by VCs and startups to bring together the tech ecosystem. Learn more at www.tech-week.com.