Who we are
AI, data privacy and security expertise. From building the tools to advising on how to use them effectively.
6 yearsAI & cybersecurity at MSFT as part of Defender Security Research
ML/NLPResearch, build, deploy at AMZN
TeachingData science and predictive analytics, University of Washington
Pugets SoundAvailable in person around the Seattle metro area
Credentials
Four things we bring to the work.
Production Quality
- Combined 20 years of technical research and production experience across the semiconductor and software industries.
- 8 years of AI/ML research and build experience at MSFT/AMZN.
- Products informed by meeting with customers face-to-face.
Clear communication
- Taught data science at the University of Washington
- Co-presents the WSBA-approved ethics CLE "Data Privacy, AI and Hallucinations" with Olivia Holder, JD
- Technical trade-offs in plain English, training for both staff and leadership teams
Measured, not asserted
- In-house rigourous evaluation system scores AI outputs against answer keys
- Publication tested discipline, with peer-reviewed academic work in computational lithography and nanoscale optics
Explainable AI security
- Named inventor on a Microsoft-assigned U.S. patent application
- AI-based file security classification with human-readable reasoning and confidence
Joon Choi, PhD
Founder, ACEBOT LLC · Greater Seattle Area- Production ML and AI systems at Microsoft/Amazon
- Instructor for the Professional Continuing Education system at the University of Washington
- PhD, Nanoscale Sciences, SUNY Albany · BS, Applied Engineering Physics, Cornell
- linkedin.com/in/hchoi8782 ↗
Why AI and privacy, together
The tools are there. The trust isn't.
01
AI is already in your tools
Email, documents, practice management, video calls: all ship AI features now, some on by default.
02
Gaps and mistakes cost money
Features left unused. Features used without a clear policy or anyone checking.
03
So we build and advise
Build AI that keeps confidential records on your own hardware. Advise on using the rest safely.
Local and in person. Puget Sound area, in person. Remote everywhere else.
Talk to us.
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