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AI Is Not the Actor: A Conversation with Joanna J. Bryson on Anthropomorphism, Power and Accountability, a Tenderium conversation hosted by Mykyta Zhukov
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

When AI Answers Back, a Tenderium conversation with David J. Gunkel hosted by Mykyta Zhukov
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

Cover portrait of Salomo Ortega Sawal for a conversation about public procurement, AI and cross-border participation
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.

Talking Public Procurement, AI and Digital Government with Christian König, a Tenderium conversation hosted by Mykyta Zhukov
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.

Talking Public Procurement, AI and Liability with Pedro Telles, a Tenderium conversation hosted by Mykyta Zhukov
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.

Talking AI Ethics with Dr Blay Whitby, a Tenderium conversation hosted by Mykyta Zhukov
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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Talking AI Ethics with Professor Deborah G. Johnson, a Tenderium conversation hosted by Mykyta Zhukov
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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Insights on Public Procurement in Germany — a Tenderium conversation with Jan Byok
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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Talking Procurement with Canada — a Tenderium conversation with Public Services and Procurement Canada
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.

Professor Roberto Caranta procurement conversation
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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