Regain Control of Your Ideas
SenTeGuard helps mission driven teams deploy generative AI with confident safeguards, persistent visibility, and dependable compliance workflows.
Mission
We are on the precipice of a Cognitive Security Revolution. Cognitive security protects the information and decision-making processes that flow through AI systems. Network security defends the wires. Cognitive security defends the thoughts flowing through them. We see a future where defense programs, Fortune-500 labs, and fast moving startups can unleash generative AI without leaking classified data, trade secrets, or sacrifice public trust, uniting national security rigor with commercial creativity under one protective shield. The AI revolution should not be feared. Like Google increased understandability and visibility of the complex map of links on the world wide web, we are doing the same for how AI capabilities evolve and expand over time.
Focus Areas
- Mission ready AI deployments
- Security by design for enterprise teams
- Continuous assurance and auditing
What is Sente?
In Go a sente move compels a response. The player with sente dictates the flow of the game, while the opponent is on the back foot, also known as gote. In other words, sente is not just moving first once. It is keeping the first mover advantage throughout the encounter.
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Founder
Harvard Kennedy School
Master in Public Policy
Artificial Intelligence
Regulatory Compliance
U.S. Army
Cyberwarfare Officer
United States Military Academy
Artificial Intelligence
Mathematics
Computer Science
David brings a decade of national security and cyber operations experience to the private sector. A graduate of West Point and a former Army Officer specializing in cyberwarfare, he has led teams defending against advanced threats in both domestic and overseas assignments. He is currently a Master Candidate in Public Policy (International & Global Affairs) at the Harvard Kennedy School.
David originated the cognitive security framework for AI systems and coined the terms idea security and idea leakage.
Services
Build safer AI deployments with offerings designed for public sector and enterprise teams.
SenTeGuard
Core cognitive security platform for end to end protection across LLM workflows.
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Large Language Model Red-Teaming. Keeping your secrets inaccessible from adversaries and competitors.
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Strategic guidance for policy, risk management, and integration of AI security controls. Generative AI Optimization.
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High level coverage areas that reduce exposure and maintain trust.
Content Safety Scans
Identify sensitive data, harmful output, and prompt leakage before it reaches users.
Real Time Threat Detection
Monitor model behavior continuously to flag attacks, anomalies, and misuse.
Compliance Scanner
Map AI workflows to policy requirements and surface gaps quickly.
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