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I write about AI agents, governance and product decisions. Usually because a question won’t leave me alone. Have a different take? I’d like to hear it.
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Updated 17 October 2026. “Voluntary” describes participation. It does not, by itself, tell you whether a programme produces useful evidence. The harder question is what participants provide and…
Updated 17 October 2026. Readiness is a claim about a particular system and its evidence. It is not a percentage printed beside a green traffic light.Earlier versions of…
Updated 17 October 2026. Before asking whether an AI system is ready for a regulatory deadline, ask whether the organisation can find it. An inventory is basic work.…
Updated 17 October 2026. This article has been revised to separate the policy timeline from the product argument. See the current AI Act timeline for the category-specific dates…
Updated 17 October 2026. Testing a model can reveal important capabilities and failures. It does not automatically establish what a particular product built around that model will do.Evaluate…
Updated 17 October 2026. This article has been revised to separate the policy timeline from the product argument. See the current AI Act timeline for the category-specific dates…
Updated 17 October 2026. This article has been revised to separate the policy timeline from the product argument. See the current AI Act timeline for the category-specific dates…
Updated 17 October 2026. This article has been revised to separate the policy timeline from the product argument. See the current AI Act timeline for the category-specific dates…
Updated 17 October 2026. This article has been revised to separate the policy timeline from the product argument. See the current AI Act timeline for the category-specific dates…
Updated 17 October 2026. An adoption percentage and a governance percentage may measure different things. Subtracting them can produce a dramatic headline without producing a useful management decision.…
Updated 17 October 2026. A more capable model can change the risk of a workflow without changing its interface. The product still looks familiar. The assumptions underneath it…
Updated 17 October 2026. This article has been revised to separate the policy timeline from the product argument. See the current AI Act timeline for the category-specific dates…
Updated 17 October 2026. This article has been revised to separate the policy timeline from the product argument. See the current AI Act timeline for the category-specific dates…
Updated 17 October 2026. This article has been revised to separate the policy timeline from the product argument. See the current AI Act timeline for the category-specific dates…
Updated 17 October 2026. This article has been revised to separate the policy timeline from the product argument. See the current AI Act timeline for the category-specific dates…
Updated 17 October 2026. This article has been revised to separate the policy timeline from the product argument. See the current AI Act timeline for the category-specific dates…
Updated 17 October 2026. This article has been revised to separate the policy timeline from the product argument. See the current AI Act timeline for the category-specific dates…
Updated 17 October 2026. This article has been revised to separate the policy timeline from the product argument. See the current AI Act timeline for the category-specific dates…
Updated 17 October 2026. This article has been revised to separate the policy timeline from the product argument. See the current AI Act timeline for the category-specific dates…
Updated 17 October 2026. This article has been revised to separate the policy timeline from the product argument. See the current AI Act timeline for the category-specific dates…
Updated 17 October 2026. “Know your agent” is a useful product question when it means more than giving software a name. The record should explain why the agent…
Updated 17 October 2026. This article has been revised to separate the policy timeline from the product argument. See the current AI Act timeline for the category-specific dates…
Updated 17 October 2026. This article has been revised to separate the policy timeline from the product argument. See the current AI Act timeline for the category-specific dates…
Updated 17 October 2026. A light-touch process can be appropriate for a limited use. An undefined boundary cannot. The useful question is whether the process matches the consequences…
Updated 17 October 2026. This article has been revised to separate the policy timeline from the product argument. See the current AI Act timeline for the category-specific dates…
Updated 17 October 2026. This article has been revised to separate the policy timeline from the product argument. See the current AI Act timeline for the category-specific dates…
Updated 17 October 2026. This article has been revised to separate the policy timeline from the product argument. See the current AI Act timeline for the category-specific dates…
Updated 17 October 2026. Putting a person in a workflow does not establish meaningful oversight. The person needs enough information, time and authority to make a different decision.Test…
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