Stephen Piron is a co-founder of Pickford, a technology company that believes AI will make the future of storytelling interactive and immersive, creating a new medium defined by real-time collaboration. Before co-founding Pickford, Stephen co-founded Dessa, an AI company that became widely known for creating a deepfake of Joe Rogan in 2019, one of the first high-profile demonstrations of AI's capabilities, which brought AI into public consciousness. In early 2020 Dessa was later acquired by Jack Dorsey at Block Inc. (formerly Square), the NASDAQ-listed, $50 billion payments & technology company.

Stephen holds a Bachelor's degree in computer science from the University of Toronto. He’s spoken about the threats and promises of AI at 10 Downing Street, the CIA and to members of the United States Congress.