Teri Green: "AI is Artificial, YOU are the Intelligence!"

Teri Green: "AI is Artificial, YOU are the Intelligence!"

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April 9, 2026 · 20 min · Episode 72

About this episode

Teri Green discusses her TEST Framework for evaluating AI risk and the importance of human factors in security.

In this episode of WE'RE IN, host Josh Mason sits down with Teri Green, VP of Technology at Elevate and CIO/CISO at Light Technology Solutions. Teri breaks down her proprietary TEST Framework (Touch, Execute, Store, Trust)-a practical toolset for CISOs to evaluate AI risk beyond simple vulnerabilities. They discuss why humans remain the greatest vector in the age of AI, how to teach digital citizenship to the next generation, and why the basics of security still apply even as we move toward a quantum future.

People in this episode

Host: Josh Mason

Guest: Teri Green

Topics covered

  • AI risk
  • digital citizenship
  • security basics
  • CISO tools
  • quantum future

Keywords

  • AI
  • CISO
  • TEST Framework
  • digital citizenship
  • security
  • quantum computing
  • risk management

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Elevate, Light Technology Solutions

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