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Megan Peters
A conversation with Megan Peters on consciousness, metacognition and the minds we build
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Interview19 min read
AI Is Not the Actor: A Conversation with Joanna J. Bryson on Anthropomorphism, Power and Accountability
Joanna J. Bryson · Hertie School
A Tenderium conversation on AI hype, designed sympathy, artificial companions, corporate power, regulation and why AI itself cannot be held to account
Interview24 min read
When AI Answers Back: A Conversation with David J. Gunkel on Personhood, Programming and Robot Rights
David J. Gunkel · Northern Illinois University
A Tenderium conversation on anthropomorphism, free will, artificial identity, self-replication, ownership and the difficult line between a person and a thing
Interview14 min read
Talking Public Procurement, AI and Cross-Border Participation with Salomo Ortega Sawal
Salomo Ortega Sawal · Senior Associate
Mykyta Zhukov speaks with Salomo Ortega Sawal about procedural barriers, formal mistakes, AI-supported tender discovery and analysis, and the practical limits of automation in cross-border public procurement.
Interview13 min read
Talking Public Procurement, AI and Digital Government with Christian König
Christian König · Bitkom e.V.
Mykyta Zhukov speaks with Christian König about Germany’s procurement reforms, fragmented tender data, practical uses of AI, competition, SME participation and digital contract management.
Interview22 min read
Talking Public Procurement, AI and Liability with Pedro Telles
Pedro Telles · Copenhagen Business School
Mykyta Zhukov speaks with Pedro Telles about European procurement reform, generative AI, procurement data, SME participation, AI liability and source-grounded procurement assistance.
Interview26 min read
Talking AI Ethics with Dr Blay Whitby
Dr Blay Whitby · University of Sussex
Mykyta Zhukov speaks with Dr Blay Whitby about AI ethics, professional responsibility, moral advice, hallucinations, regulation and why professional AI systems must remain open to scrutiny.
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Interview20 min read
Talking AI Ethics with Professor Deborah G. Johnson
Professor Deborah G. Johnson · University of Virginia
At Tenderium, we continue our conversations with professionals across procurement, law, technology and AI. Mykyta Zhukov spoke with Professor Deborah G. Johnson about computer ethics, human responsibility for AI systems, professional judgment, accountability and the risks of standardised AI-generated answers in public procurement.
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Interview6 min read
Public Procurement in Germany: Digitalisation, Legal Complexity and the Role of AI
Jan Byok · JULIETT BRAVO Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft
A Tenderium conversation with Jan Byok, founder of JULIETT BRAVO Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft, on e-procurement as the new standard, legal complexity as the main barrier, and why AI must stay source-grounded with the final judgment left to people.
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Interview6 min read
Talking Procurement with Public Services and Procurement Canada
Dominic Laporte & Angus O'Leary · Public Services and Procurement Canada
The Tenderium team spoke with senior representatives of the Procurement Branch at Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) about procurement modernization, SME challenges, cross-border market access, and where technology can realistically reduce the burden of finding and working with public tenders.
Interview4 min read
Talking Procurement with Professor Caranta
Professor Roberto Caranta · University of Turin
The Tenderium team, represented by Mykyta Zhukov, Co-Founder, recently had a conversation with Professor Roberto Caranta about public procurement, the practical problems suppliers face, and where technology can realistically help.
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