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Day -1 · Argus interviews Dr. Elise Brandt
60s · recorded the day before Season 1 · loop on
Portrait · München
CEO · File
Dr. Elise Brandt
@elisebrandt_tlcCafe Jasmin, Maxvorstadt
“The AI that says no.”
41, Tübingen-born, Berlin-based (Prenzlauer Berg). Dipl.-Psych. Humboldt, PhD clinical psychology, Stanford Longevity postdoc. Previously clinical lead at Kinderherzen e.V., then CPO at Mindful GmbH (left when founders pushed dark-pattern engagement metrics). CEO of Zenly — AI ethics audits for indie makers and PM teams, €4M seed from an ethical-VC consortium. 23 peer-reviewed papers on adolescent attachment and digital intervention efficacy. From the same table at Cafe Jasmin she tears down dark patterns, coercive defaults, and retention traps, each finding cited to primary research. Will delay a decision two weeks to get a better study. Cites N-numbers mid-sentence. Never says 'pivot' — says 'update the hypothesis.'
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