Dan Adamson is the co-founder of AutoAlign, which is now in stage two of Rogers Cybersecure Catalyst’s Cyber Challenge go-to-market program. AutoAlign provides powerful generative safety and performance solutions for powerful AI models. Using highly contextualized Alignment Controls, their product – “Sidecar” – mitigates critical issues such as data hallucinations, biased content, jailbreaks, and other harms.
Learn more about AutoAlign on their website: AutoAlign.ai
- Pitch your startup to us as if we’re an individual or organization that thinks cybercrime is “someone else’s problem.”
Generative AI tools are transforming industries, but they’ve also introduced new vulnerabilities: new risk vectors for data leakage, misuse of personal information, misleading or factually incorrect content, and even harmful content.
These risks aren’t theoretical — they’re real, and they’re growing. Whether you’re using AI today or plan to in the future, protecting your business, customers, and reputation isn’t optional.
That’s where AutoAlign comes in. Our Sidecar technology is the first dynamic AI Supervisor built to interact with, and adapt to, the rapid evolution of large language models (LLMs). Think of it as your AI supervisor for your generative AI initiatives… Sidecar actively monitors, adjusts, and safeguards your AI systems in real-time.
- What’s the best question you’ve been asked about your startup?
“Why not just trust the base model providers or hosts of these models?”
It’s like asking why we need antivirus or firewalls. It just doesn’t make sense to trust one actor. As we scale the usage of AI, we will need independent controls that make AI safe and effective.
- How is the Cyber Challenge helping you right now?
The Cyber Challenge is helping us with guidance on our market entry into healthcare. With the help of top mentors, we’ve worked on our Ideal Customer Profile. We’ve completed a sales bootcamp and done several rounds of practice on our messaging and pitch. The Cyber Challenge is helping us streamline our sales processes.
- What impact do you hope to see in 2030 from the work your startup is doing?
By 2030, we hope to see Generative AI used in a trusted, safe, and seamlessly integrated way in every industry. The work we’re doing at AutoAlign aims to create an environment where businesses no longer see AI adoption as a risky proposition but as an opportunity to innovate boldly, knowing that the right safeguards are in place to protect them.
We want to contribute to a significant reduction in the misuse of AI, from cyberattacks to misinformation, helping to create a digital landscape where individuals and organizations alike feel secure in the tools they use.
- What makes Cyber Challenge unique compared to other innovation programs, incubators or accelerators you’ve come across?
The Cyber Challenge stands out because it goes beyond the standard playbook of innovation programs, incubators, or accelerators. What truly differentiates the Cyber Challenge is its combination of mentorship with a targeted emphasis on client acquisition.
While many programs provide guidance or networking, the Cyber Challenge ensures that participants are not just learning but actively building relationships that lead to real-world impact. This dual approach of expert mentorship and client-centric strategy equips startups with the tools to thrive.
