What happens when AI becomes powerful enough to do real work, but businesses still cannot fully trust it?
In this episode of the South Florida Leaders Podcast, Brian Fay talks with Jev Wray, founder of Mavericks, about his work at the intersection of artificial intelligence, innovation, and AI governance.
Jev shares how his background in technical recruiting and working with frontier technology companies led him to build something much bigger. He is developing what he calls a cognitive governance substrate—an infrastructure layer designed to help AI agents operate in a more structured, reliable, and observable way.
Jev explains the idea with a simple comparison: today’s AI can sometimes act like a super-intelligent five-year-old. It may know an incredible amount, but it can still give confident answers without having enough structure around how it makes decisions.
That challenge inspired Jev to rethink AI governance. Instead of relying only on policies and guardrails, he believes governance should be built directly into the structure of AI systems.
Brian and Jev also discuss the entrepreneurial side of bringing an ambitious idea to life. Jev talks about investing his own time and money, questioning whether his idea would work, turning an abstract concept into a real system, and continuing forward even when there was no clear roadmap to follow.
They also discuss Mavericks’ path toward commercialization, Jev’s plans to raise capital, protect intellectual property, work with design partners, and build technology that can work across different AI models and environments.
For entrepreneurs, business leaders, investors, and anyone curious about where AI is headed, this conversation offers a look at one of the big questions facing the industry: How do we make powerful AI agents reliable enough for the real world?
To connect with Jev Wray, visit the Mavericks website or find him on LinkedIn.
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